I'd heard about this from the usual left-wing sources and, unfortunately dismissed it. After all, if one reads early 20th century writers, the picture of drawn of the type of religious language used by officers, professors and people of authority would have them nowadays, drawn and quartered for the offense. And, I'll note their prowess in either profession compared favorably to (v. favorably in the latter case) to those today.
And then I read:
"We have been informed, for example, that, during a Basic Cadet Training session attended by a team of observers from the Yale Divinity School, one of the Academy chaplains Major Warren Chappy Watties led a Protestant worship service in which he encouraged the attending cadets to return to their tents and proselytize cadets who had not attended the service, with the declared penalty for failure to accept this proselytization being to burn in the fires of hell. "
I'll need to investigate further, but, for the nonce: Yoiks. That doesn't look good. Keep in mind, however, that Cole is quoting from the WaPo: Trust, but verify.
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Date: 2006-02-12 12:16 am (UTC)I'd heard about this from the usual left-wing sources and, unfortunately dismissed it. After all, if one reads early 20th century writers, the picture of drawn of the type of religious language used by officers, professors and people of authority would have them nowadays, drawn and quartered for the offense. And, I'll note their prowess in either profession compared favorably to (v. favorably in the latter case) to those today.
And then I read:
I'll need to investigate further, but, for the nonce: Yoiks. That doesn't look good. Keep in mind, however, that Cole is quoting from the WaPo: Trust, but verify.