Jesus Loves Nukes? Air Force Probes Chaplains' Nuclear Ethics Course
The Air Force recently suspended a military ethics course taught by chaplains because the training referenced the Bible and featured religious imagery.
Church and State separatists herald the decision as a victory for the U.S. Constitution. However, legal group Liberty Counsel argues that chaplains, by right of their office, are free to invoke religious themes in their trainings.
"Allowing chaplains to include Christian values and themes in ethics presentations does not violate the establishment clause. It's not even a mixing of church and state," asserted LC Founder Mathew Staver....