Religious Website Triggers Complaint Against Air Force General

Cpl Jeff N. - I agree with you, and that is really where I was going with it. They need to investigate the complaint and close it because it seems to be meritless (at least to me).

Cpl Jeff N. - it would appear that the general is not in compliance with the CSAF directive of 9/1/11 on maintaining command neutrality towards religion, and any action that includes the "apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs" on others. Here, the general linked his official bio to the website, which falls into the "apparent use" prohibition.

Capt Gregory Prickett - I'm not surprised you would see it that way as you are in the atheist camp. Any expression of religion is aberrant to you. We shall see. I suspect nothing will come of this accusation. He cannot help that he is an air force officer. His bio is his bio.

Cpl Jeff N. - you misstate my position. I have no issue with people privately practicing their religion. I have an issue with general officers not following the guidance of the CSAF, and I have a problem with a general who has created a perception of religious discrimination in violation of that guidance. You have over 40 service members who complained in this instance. That's a problem.

If he wants to pray on his own time and not impose it on the service members at Edwards AFB, I'll have his back.

Absolutely incorrect.

Really, Capt Gregory Prickett? I find it interesting that you've not provided a solitary shred of evidence to prove otherwise. I suppose we should all just now to your eminent authority on such matters simply because you bothered to post a contrary opinion?

LTC John Wilson - you might try reading the other comments on this thread. First, in 2011, after Congress investigated the Air Force for discriminating against non-evangelicals, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force issued guidance that commanders were to avoid any appearance of an endorsement of religion, to the point that the CSAF explicitly stated that religious issues were to be handled by chaplains, not commanders. Second, his website gives the appearance of improper command influence as he has made a point to link his official USAF bio to his website. Third, over 40 service members, both officer and enlisted, including a majority of Christian service members, came forward to complain, before the MRFF filed the complaint on their behalf.

I find it interesting that you speak of a "misinterpretation" of the U.S. Constitution without specifying what is misinterpreted and by who. Why don't you expand on that and we can look at the actual case law from the Supreme Court--you know, the guys that the Founding Fathers expected to interpret the law.