ACLU Attempt to Stamp Out Prayer at Naval Academy

Posted on June 25, 2008

Once again the “seperation claus” nazis are attempting to stamp out Christian free speech!

The ACLU and its Maryland chapter said today they have written a letter to academy leaders on behalf of a group of students urging an end to a practice in which chaplains say grace before mandatory lunch for the academy’s 4,200 midshipmen.

“The government should not be in the business of compelling religious observance, particularly in military academies, where students can feel coerced by senior students and officials and risk the loss of leadership opportunities for following their conscience,” Deborah A. Jeon, legal director for the ACLU of Maryland, wrote in the letter, sent May 2 to Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, the academy’s superintendent.

A spokesman for the academy said prayer or devotional thought has taken place at meals for midshipmen since the academy’s founding in 1845 and that there are no plans to end the practice. Prayers are nondenominational and have been rotated among representatives of different faiths.

Oh, details, details…the ACLU will have none of this. They are not concerned with inclusiveness, they are concerned with making sure Christians are excluded. Allowing people that work for the government to be accomodated to practice free religion would be against their misinterpreation of their imaginary living Constitution.

The Naval Academy is the only military academy with mealtime prayer at mandatory meals, according to the ACLU.

Jeon said the ACLU was approached this winter by nine midshipmen who opposed the practice, which involves students who stand at “parade rest,” then bow their heads and fold their hands while chaplains recite a prayer. Midshipmen are not required to bow their heads, she said, but those who refuse to do so stand out and risk feeling ostracized, she said.

Oh my! Heaven forbid someone standing out and feeling uncomfortable for a few minutes to accomodate everyone else’s Constitutional rights! How did the ACLU get so backwards? Nevermind, I know they started out that way, but how did America ever allow them to get away with it and bully it on so many?

The academy has not responded to the ACLU’s letter, she said. “The only option that’s left is to file a lawsuit, and we are considering this,” Jeon said.

Of course they will. Hopefully the Navy stands up to this abuse.

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3 Responses to “ACLU Attempt to Stamp Out Prayer at Naval Academy”

Debbie on June 25th, 2008 11:34 pm

I have one question: Are there any Muslims in attendance? Just asking.
maryann on June 26th, 2008 7:07 pm

Prayers definitely should be taken out of ALL public schools and the military schools are all supported by tax payer dollars. The First Amendment should be respected and applied to all public learning institutions and any learning institution that receives public money of any kind.
Smarty on June 26th, 2008 7:45 pm

So maryann, are you Jewish? You sound just like a Christian hating ACLU lawyer.