US Airforce Converts Heathen into God's Flying Horsemen

At the end of a recent Washington Post article it says:

Weinstein called the guidelines insufficient, but evangelical Christian groups attacked them as overly restrictive. "Mikey Weinstein might not like it, but it is the job of an evangelical Christian chaplain to evangelize," said Tom Minnery, vice president of public policy for the Colorado-based Focus on the Family. "It's protected by the First Amendment's guarantee of free exercise of religion."

Resnicoff said the "amazing, positive thing that people are missing" about the NCMAF code of ethics is that "even the most evangelical chaplains are agreeing not to try to change the religion of a Jew, a Muslim, a Hindu -- anyone who has a religious faith."

Now if this were simply religious nut-cases doing their thing then fine - especially if they do it behind closed doors and in the dark. But this is talking about Evangelical Chaplains in the US Air Force.

Now Tom Minnery may not like it but it's the Air Force's job to drop bombs, shoot missiles and the like, not evangelize. I'm not sure why my tax dollars go to paying purveyors of fantasy play in the first place. I suppose to keep with the religious freedom clause in the constitution we might allow them to be there but they should be paid by their church.

But what the fuck is all that noise about it being amazing that they only prey upon the "un-churched"? What? Like people who don't believe are free game? They see it sorta like choosing your 4th grade recess kickball team - you can't take those already on a team but keep on gunnin' for those left standing against the wall?

It makes me sick. I firmly support the right of any adult to delude himself into thinking that there is a god, and to bug him for favor and pretend that when he dies he's god a condo waiting in the clouds - but for fuck's sake - please do it in private, don't assume that those who choose not to play are waiting for someone to be"…generous in sharing their faith…", and most of all, PLEASE don't make me pay for it through my taxes.

Thank you