Religious Discrimination at Air Force Academy

The AP reports there have been 55 complaints of religious discrimination by Air Force Academy cadets in the past four years. They charge that an overwhelmingly Christian student body and staff have regularly promoted Christianity and made harassing remarks to non-Christian cadets. For example, a Jewish student complained that a fellow-cadet told him the Holocaust was revenge for the death of Jesus. Also cadets allege that staff promote an atmosphere of endorsement for Christianity through their public statements including Christmas ads in the official Academy newspaper declaring Jesus the only savior.