Wednesday, May 18, 2005

I don't know how I missed this

It happened a week ago, and thanks to The Wall of Separation for giving me the news. Captain Melinda Morton, one of the people who spoke out against evangelical Christian bias at the United States Air Force Academy, has been fired by the academy's head chaplain. Morton says that her boss, Colonel Michael Whittington, pressured her to deny the details of what occurred at a religious service held during cadet training.

Here's a peek at the academy's character mission statement, which is all about integrity. Whittington is both a clergyman and a military authority figure, so it doesn't count when he tells someone to lie. Got it.