Anglican Church of St. Air Force Academy

This one is an update on a story we did back in May [see Laser Guided Evangelism].

I speak as a Christian when I say this, I am sick to death and a bit embarrassed by Christians. Let me be more specific; I am sick of Christians who "show off" their faith and proselytize to others. So here is yet another example of just why Christians have turned douche-baggy in this country:

The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it will appoint a task force to investigate allegations of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy. Some 55 complaints of religious discrimination have been filed going back to 2001, prompting school officials to require that all 9,000 cadets and faculty and staff members take a 50-minute course on religious sensitivity, academy officials said. In addition, a report last week by a Washington-based religious liberty group accused cadets and staff members of creating a climate that discriminated against non-Christians at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Among the allegations are that cadets are frequently pressured to attend chapel and take religious instruction, particularly in the evangelical Christian faith; that prayer is a part of mandatory events at the academy; and that in at least one case a teacher ordered students to pray before beginning their final examination. The report said it found that non-Christian cadets are subjected to "proselytize or religious harassment" by more senior cadets; and that cadets of other religions are subject to discrimination, such as being denied passes off-campus to attend religious services.

More than 90 percent of the academy's students identify themselves as Christians, with 60 percent saying they were Protestant and 30 percent Catholic. About 1 percent are Jewish and the rest is made up of Hindus and Buddhists, among others, according to academy officials. Complaints ranging from anti-Semitic slurs to teachers preaching in class were mounting with the school's chaplain last summer, according to school officials.