Religious intolerance at USAFA

offhegz
Tue, 17 May 2005 22:37:45 +0000

after attending orientation “pre-scandel” I felt very comfortable with the religious climate at the academy. After the chapel tour I found that there are approx 190 attending of our faith and they go into town for worship on Sunday - the chaplain was very positive in answering my questions. I talked with some of the cadets of our faith and they said that they watch out for each other and although things ocassionally can get uncomfortable with a few enthusiastic believers that mutual respect is the rule rather than the exception. I don’t believe my son will be any more of a religious minority in CO than in FL - I beleve that diversity can be a strength and that the checks and balances are at work as the academy is dealing with the issue rather than hiding. Again it looks like the academy is exposeing and working the issues underlying our society. Perhaps many have their heads in the sand and the air force academy is holding their heads up high.