Sid9 <sid9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A Fort Leonard Wood spokesman said the program is voluntary, and the
church's
> pastor said it has taken steps to ensure that soldiers know they will
hear a
> religious message if they attend.
>
> But Americans United's executive director, the Rev. Barry Lynn, said
> *soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood must either attend the program or stay on
> post*.
>
> "That's not the kind of choice that ought be to be given to soldiers,"
said
> Lynn, who described the practice as "coercive evangelism."
You're entitled to your opinion as to what "ought to be", but where do
you get off trying to impose your beliefs on others?
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