Originally Posted By TMI <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-page/west-point-religious-freedom_b_2232279.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...279.html</a> "While there are certainly numerous problems with the developmental program at West Point and all service academies, the tipping point of my decision to resign was the realization that countless officers here and throughout the military are guilty of blatantly violating the oaths they swore to defend the Constitution. These men and women are criminals, complicit in light of day defiance of the Uniform Code of Military Justice through unconstitutional proselytism, discrimination against the non-religious and establishing formal policies to reward, encourage and even at times require sectarian religious participation. These transgressions are nearly always committed in the name of fundamentalist evangelical Christianity. The sparse leaders who object to these egregious violations are relegated to the position of silent bystanders, because they understand all too well the potential ramifications of publically expressing their loyalty to the laws of our country. These are strong words that I do not use lightly, but after years of clear personal observation I am certain that they are true" Wow. Is it really that bad these days?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I had read an article on this situation. According to former cadet, it is all true. He has provided names and dates. Of course the fact that he was denied an officership doesn't help his cause. It also isn't cool that West Point and the media have leaked his medical diagnosis isn't cool either. I have a lot of problems with this situation on so many levels. Apparently religion is sacred at West Point, and between West Point and the media very little else is sacred.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>At West Point, the former Army enlisted man became a leader in cadet efforts to end illegal Christian proselytizing at the academy and favoritism shown by faculty and administrators toward Christians. Page is president of the West Point Secular Student Alliance.<< >>At West Point, he told Military.com, leaders routinely let cadets know that one way to be viewed positively by staff and faculty was to take part in Christian prayer groups or attend Christian retreats. During what he expected was an academic counseling session with one lieutenant colonel, he said, took a turn for the theological after the officer asked Page if it bothered him to be called a heathen. “I told him it was disrespectful,” Page said. “He told me I would never be a good leader until I filled the hole in my heart [with God].” Page said he attended West Point after first serving about two years in the Army as an enlisted man. He joined the Army in 2007, becoming an air defense specialist and serving at Camp Casey, Korea, for about 16 months. His commander saw him as a high performer, he said, and encouraged him to apply to West Point. He began as a chemical engineering major but switched to management. He said he has been a good student, though he had some problems in his second year after his father committed suicide.<< <a href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/12/04/west-pointer-quits-over-proselytizing.html" target="_blank">http://www.military.com/daily-...ing.html</a> Wow. I bet either the noise machine goes bananas over this, or it gets no mainstream coverage whatsoever.
