One of the stated legislative goals of the Christian Coalition reads as follows:

Support Legislation Stopping Religious Discrimination Against Christians in the Military  Christian military chaplains are being told to use general terms when they pray publicly, and to not mention the name of Jesus.

In other words, chaplains are not permitted to say sectarian prayers at public or mandantory military events.

What's this all about? Is this religious discrimination, or a backlash to years of overt and militant religious discrimination by Christian chaplains? Is this more chipping at the Establishment Clause?

It is clear that the local evangelical organizations in Boulder, Colorado- where the Academy is located- have a very tight and heavily influential relationship with the Academy and its staff and cadets.

My diary entry, How  Minority Faiths Are Treated in the US Military has spun off some interesting replies and ideas. In this and future posts, I will attempt to address some of those ideas, and in the process, paint a comprehensive picture of how the military has become a 'mission platform' for both aggressive evangelicals and dominionists.