Monthly Archive: October 2012

Oct 07 2012

News Poll: Should the military host large scale (religious) events?

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Fort Bragg Patch reporter, Kelly Twedell, has a nice write-up about how the U.S. Air Force Academy undermined a planned speaking engagement from Richard Dawkins at the last minute. Via Fort Bragg Patch …The U.S. Air Force Academy has pulled out of their commitment with no concrete reasons to host a previously planned speaking engagement …

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Oct 06 2012

Army launches official investigation into mandatory candlelight prayer

Spiritual Fitness Guide page 1

The shocking mandatory ‘spiritual fitness’ and candlelight prayer at 264th Medical Battalion has received national media attention. Public Affairs for Fort Sam Houston released a statement to the press indicating that an official investigation has been launched. The right way to do damage control “The entire AMEDD Center and School was undergoing Suicide Prevention Awareness, Education …

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Oct 05 2012

Richard Dawkins speech at Air Force Base undermined at last minute

Richard Dawkins at Macky

The details are still unclear, but the U.S. Air Force Academy is no longer a viable host for a planned Richard Dawkins speaking engagement. Despite the last-minute military venue ‘no-go’, the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science secured the large Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado at Boulder for Monday, October 15th. Military members are …

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Oct 01 2012

Soldiers forced to attend candlelight prayer for suicide prevention

candle prayer for suicide prevention

Approximately 800 U.S. soldiers were ordered to participate in a candlelight prayer ceremony, and ‘spiritual fitness’ training for a recent suicide prevention campaign. The soldiers are assigned to Fort Sam Houston’s 264th Medical Battalion, responsible for training soldiers in their medical career after graduating boot camp. It happened last Wednesday (Sep. 26th) and was documented by …

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