Ex-cadet cleared in Bible-quoting e-mail

[The Straight Story]

Ex-cadet cleared in Bible-quoting e-mail

DENVER - A former top cadet at the Air Force Academy was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing in his farewell e-mail to cadets that included quotes from the Bible.

The cadet, 2nd Lt. Nicholas Jurewicz, acted within the authority of his position as cadet wing commander and violated no military or academy policies, which ban the use of official e-mails for personal messages, the school said in a news release.

The academy has been under investigation because of complaints that evangelical Christians have violated the constitutional separation of church and state by harassing cadets who do not share their faith. Cadets have been required to attend religious tolerance seminars.

Jurewicz's e-mail, sent on the eve of his graduation to about 3,000 cadets, included a 22-page attachment of about 300 leadership and character-related quotations. Biblical verses, such as "Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ," sparked objections from some cadets.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/breaking_news/11839490.htm

[roguevalley]

1. I personally hate this sort of thing. They protesteth too much.