Liberty Protected: The Non-Persecution of Military Atheists
When the US Air Force Academy “Falcon Circle” chapel facility went through its various controversies over the past year, one group was oddly silent: atheists. There were no loud cries from atheists over the US military’s waste of money to create yet another religious facility, nor were there any over the fact military atheists can’t even use the facility.
Like many US military bases, USAFA restricts the use of chapel facilities to religious gatherings:
All services held at the Cadet Chapel must be religious in nature and be conducted by a clergyperson or led by a lay-leader approved by the Cadet Wing Chaplain or designee.
Thus, unless an atheist group can sincerely say it is “religious in nature,” it can’t use the Falcon Circle as a barbecue pit this summer, while every religious Read more