Nov 10 2005
Common Sense Rearing its Ugly Head?
My hope is not in men, but this was encouraging nonetheless:
Senate votes to allow prayer at military academies
By M.E. SPRENGELMEYER
November 8, 2005The Senate voted 99-0 Wednesday to allow voluntary, non-denominational prayers at official events at the U.S. Air Force Academy and other service academies.The amendment to a pending defense authorization bill was inspired by the recent controversy over religious tolerance at the academy’s campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., where complaints about alleged proselytizing by top officers prompted a Pentagon review and series of new restrictions.
Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., complained at a recent academy Board of Visitors’ meeting that new, draft regulations could squelch religious expression.
