Religion and Its Role Are in Dispute at the Service Academies
The question of the day is, should religion be banished from our military academies? There is a question about whether the cadets, or midshipmen or whatever, should be required to hear prayers at the opening of galas, ceremonies and other gatherings.
“Religion in the military has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, especially because the close confines of military life often put two larger societal trends — the rise of evangelicals and the rise of people of no organized faith — onto a collision course.”
“At the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., nine midshipmen recently asked the American Civil Liberties Union to petition the school to abolish daily prayer at weekday lunch, where attendance is mandatory. The midshipmen and the A.C.L.U. assert that the practice is unconstitutional, based in large part on a 2004 appellate court ruling against a similar prayer at the Virginia Military Institute. The civil liberties group has threatened legal action if the policy is not changed.”
“But the academy is not persuaded.”
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