No religion or religious philosophy may be advanced by the United States Armed Forces over any other religion or religious philosophy.<\/p>\n
No member of the United States Armed Forces may be compelled in any way to conform to a particular religion or religious philosophy.<\/p>\n
No member of the United States Armed Forces may be compelled in any way to witness or engage in any religious exercise.<\/p>\n
No member of the military may be compelled to curtail \u2013 except in the most limited of military circumstances and when it directly impacts military discipline, morale and the successful completion of a specific military goal \u2013 the free exercise of their religious practices or beliefs.<\/p>\n
Students at United States military academies are entitled to the same Constitutional rights pertaining to religious freedoms and the free exercise of those freedoms to which all other members of the United States Armed Forces military are entitled.<\/p>\n
No member of the military may be compelled to endure unwanted religious proselytization, evangelization or persuasion of any sort in a military setting and\/or by a military superior or civilian employee of the military.<\/p>\n
The full exercise of religious freedom includes the right not to subscribe to any particular religion or religious philosophy. The so-called \u201cunchurched\u201d cede no Constitutional rights by want of their separation from organized faith.<\/p>\n
It is the responsibility of the military hierarchy to ensure that the free exercise of religious freedoms of all enlisted personnel are respected and served.<\/p>\n
All military personnel have the right to employ appropriate judicial means to protect their religious rights.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For anyone who cares about preserving the intent of the US Constitution regarding religion, this story and this organization bear watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Has “Onward, Christian Soldiers” replaced “Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder” as the official anthem of the US Air Force Academy? Has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,1100],"tags":[691,692],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>ard, Christian Soldiers” replaced “Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder” as the official anthem of the US Air Force Academy? Has the US military become an evangelical Christian organization? Those are questions that the Military <\/a>Religious Freedom Foundation [MRFF]<\/a> is very concerned about.According to its website,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n