Ethics

Nah, There's No Military Proselytization Problem

By Ed Brayton

Here's a story that illustrates the kind of problems the Military Religious Freedom Foundation has to fight against. Check out what this high-ranking officer did:

An Air Force colonel is being criticized for improperly referring airmen under her command to a far-right religious Web site.

Col. Kimberly K. Toney sent a e-mail Jan. 16 to the 501st Combat Support Wing inviting airmen to enjoy a linked video highlighting an inspirational individual on 4marks.com, a Roman Catholic Web site.

The video featured Nick Vujicic, a 25-year-old who was born without arms or legs. According to the video's introduction, Vujicic finds his "greatest joy in this life is to introduce Jesus to those he meets and tell them of his (Jesus') great desire to get to know them personally by allowing him to become their Lord and Savior."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).