Posted on 06/01/2005 9:18:27 AM PDT by pickemuphere
DENVER -- On the eve of his graduation, the top cadet at the Air Force Academy sent out a religious-themed e-mail to thousands of fellow cadets, even as the school is grappling with complaints that some evangelical Christians are harassing others at the school.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the e-mail sent Tuesday by Wing Commander Nicholas Jurewicz to the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes, which is about 3,000 cadets. "Wing commander" is the title held by the top senior at the school in military ranking.
Jurewicz lists his favorite quotations in the message, including several about Jesus. One quotation, "Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ," is a biblical verse.
The academy has been under investigation because of complaints that evangelical Christians have harassed cadets who do not share their faith, in violation of the constitutional separation of church and state.
Cadets have been required to attend religious tolerance seminars, during which they have been reminded that Air Force policy bans the use of official e-mails for personal messages.
"We will look into it and if he violated any Air Force or academy policy we will take appropriate action after we've reviewed it," academy spokesman Johnny Whitaker said.
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Yes, but that is where we are at: "Are you going to church this Easter?" "Isn't your performance rating coming up?"
In the capacity of their leadership position.
Just think if the religious e-mail was from a Hindu, or Muslim!!!
Yes.
I have a son in the Air Force and he says your statement is HOGWASH!
He cannot deny that there is a large and vengeful 'Christian Mafia' in the AF. Woe betide the fool who upsets it....
I applaud the young man that did it.
You applaud a young man who used official AF computer systems to spam people with verse?
You think it would actully convert anyone? Those types of emails are "preaching to the choir". Anyone wasting time to be offended has an agenda to begin with.
I doubt very many even read it through.
Whether you want to receive the emails or not
He was a leader of cadets and seems to have exercised his option to inspire them with some kind of farewell message. If he only sent one message I don't think it is even worthy as a news item, except it provides another whip to use against the believers in the military.
Secular people view them as an enemy.
Is Christianity the official business of the Air Force?
Whether you want to receive the emails or not.
Since the email address you are receving it on was set up by the organization for the express purpose of allowing personnel to communicate regarding organization-related business, what's your problem?
If you send out personal spam to your organization's email list, you are asking for trouble.
My only point, and it has nothing to do with religion.
I've never been in the Air Force, so I have to ask if this is a current and ongoing phenomenon. The reason I ask is that, at one time, Navy Officer Fitness Reports routinely referred to things like, "Commander Smith's wife is a charming and generous hostess."
The Navy has certainly progressed beyond that, and perhaps the Air Force has moved beyond what you're saying, too.
They take to their role well. Peter Jennings would be proud.
"Is Christianity the official business of the Air Force?"
It is, but don't tell anybody, we're trying to keep this Rove inspired activity a secret.
Why are they wasting AF time, money and resources on anything other than defeating America's enemies by air power?
Well--not to put too fine a point on it--WE WERE AT FOUNDING AND CONTINUE TO BE A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN COUNTRY, steeped in the laws and culture of a CHRISTIAN, that is WESTERN, CIVILIZATION without which the very word "civilized" couldn't mean what it does today.
It is spam.
If you send out personal spam to your organization's email list, you are asking for trouble.
Only if it is out of balance/order
My only point, and it has nothing to do with religion.
This story has everything to do with religion. If it had been a Moslem graduate of the AFA sending a greeting and telling the cadets his favorite Koran verse it would probably have been passed over by the media.
Because it pisses you off, that's why they do it.
The Washington Post ^ | 1 June 2005 | Robert Weller
Just another journalistic wannabee, and I use the term journalistic very loosely. There is no story here at all.
It appears Weller simply wants to stir the pot.
You expect the Air Force to bomb domestic civilians ?
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