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Should Religion Be Kept Under Wraps at Military Academies?
Competing trends in faith — evangelism and atheism — are creating a water and oil slick at US military academies. Nine midshipmen at the Naval Academy (not my favorite midshipman) recently petitioned the ACLU to have them require the school to abolish daily prayer at the attendance-mandatory lunches, a move based on a similar case at the Virginia Military Institute.
One recent West Point graduate said the common emphasis on religion leads some to feel like "God" is a prerequisite for "General some day."
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