Religious Tolerance in the Air Force?
So this is a great start. The Air Force has noticed that there is a problem and is looking into it. Now if we can only get the rest of the armed forces to put a bit of pressure on the National Cemetery Administration to approve an Emblem of Belief for Wiccan headstones. Various organizations have been trying for a minimum of 7 years to comply with procedures the VA claims are not yet in place.
When I get a bit more time, I'll write a more comprehensive article on the annoyances we've found in trying to get a simple pentacle put on headstones for our military dead. It has not been fun, and there is still a long way to go.
My Way News: "DENVER (AP) - The Air Force has told its top commands worldwide to make sure officers don't use their positions to advance religious beliefs, following criticism of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy. An Air Force task force spent several days at the academy two weeks ago looking into allegations that Jews and others were harassed by evangelical Christians. A new values statement was sent to all major commands on Tuesday. 'From an Air Force perspective, one of the reasons we did that is because we are taking what is happening at the Air Force Academy seriously,' Air Force spokeswoman Jennifer Stephens said Thursday from the Pentagon."