The Air Force has stripped a female Air Force drill sergeant of her status for posing in Playboy magazine. She was demoted from staff sergeant to senior airman -- not for posing nude, but for posing fully clothed -- in her Air Force uniform.
She violated the Air Force's uniform regulations. It is not appropriate for military personnel to display the uniform and give the appearance that the United States government promotes erotic photo layouts.
There are other places that it is not appropriate for military personnel to display their uniform. It is not appropriate for military personnel to display the uniform to give the appearance that the United States government promotes any religion.
We expect the Air Force to apply the same standard to the military personnel who appeared in uniform in the Christian Embassy's promotional video.
3 comments:
Too true. It seems the radical religious right is always trying to equate their brand of Christianity with the military and therefore with the United States.
It's one of the things a friend of mine, Chris Hedges argues in his new book, American Fascism. Over 50% of Chaplainries in the US military are now radical evangelical Christians. A first.
I'm adding your site to my link list. I just wrote something about this subject. If you would like to check it out it's at http://exitstage-left.blogspot.com and I if you like it, I would love a link. (it's the article "why are new conservatives so angry.")
Keep writing. I am inspired by your work.
Chris
Chris,
We are definitely on the same wave length.
I've got a permanent link up to your weblog. Your friend, Chris Hedges, is one of my favorite authors.
Here's a workinglink to your weblog for the comment section:
"Over 50% of Chaplainries in the US military are now radical evangelical Christians. A first."
What exactly is a "radical evangelical Christian"? I sure haven't met any "radicals" during my time of service. Praise God for the many fine evangelical men and women serving in the military chaplaincy!
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