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Friday, March 10, 2006
Complaint Against Air Force Proselytization Expanded
The Associated Press reports on two interesting developments Thursday in the lawsuit brought against the Air Force by Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate, and a group of active-duty officers, who are seeking an injunction to prevent Christian proselytization at the Air Force Academy. First, the plaintiffs asked to amend the complaint to also seek a declaration that the Air Force's new Guidelines on religion are unconstitutional. Second, the plaintiffs ask to add Air Force recruiter, Master Sgt. Phillip Burleigh, as a plaintiff. Burleigh alleges he was asked by superiors to use Jesus Christ as a recruiting tool.