I just got a copy of the Complaint in this lawsuit (Weinstein v. U.S. Air Force), and here's the claim for relief:
26. Plaintiff is entitled to the permanent injunctive relief that the USAF, Defendant Geren and its senior leadership adopt and adhere to the following policies: a. No member of the USAF, including a chaplain, is permitted to evangelize, proselytize, or in any related way attempt to involuntarily convert, pressure, exhort or persuade a fellow member of the USAF to accept their own religious beliefs while on duty. b. The USAF is not permitted to establish or advance any one religion over another religion or one religion over no religion. Could paragraph (a) possibly be a legitimate demand? Could it really be that the First Amendment bars individual USAF members from trying to "involuntarily . . . persuade" fellow servicemembers -- not just subordinates, but also peers -- "to accept their own religious beliefs," even "while on duty"? Eugene _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.