ICC Note: The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has launched a new campaign against the US Air Force for allegedly showing bias in favor of Christianity. In response to the supposed favoritism and in time for President Obama’s visit for the Air Force graduation this week, MRFF created a billboard displaying the words, “Welcome Mr. President to Our AF Academy. Why is Jesus Commander in Chief Here?” This group has a lengthy record of attempts, sometimes successful, to remove religious influences from the US military.

By Florence Taylor

05/31/2016 United States (Christian Today) – A civil liberties group has launched a campaign criticising the United States Air Force for showing “favoritism” towards Christianity.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has erected a billboard reading: “Welcome Mr. President to Our AF Academy. Why is Jesus Commander in Chief Here?” near the academy on I-25, Colorado Springs.

It plans to have a banner flown by a plane that says “Why is Jesus the Commander in Chief at USAFA?” when President Barack Obama speaks at the Air Force Academy’s graduation on Thursday.

“At the Air Force Academy today, it’s a freaking train wreck when it comes to the separation of church and state,” Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, told Denver7.

“We’ve had cadets bullied and pressured, members of the staff pressured to attend the national pray events that occur there,” he said.

“This destroys unit cohesion, good order, morale and disciple.”

The civil rights group hopes Obama will tackle what they see as a Christian bias, and ensure the Air Force complies with the constitutional separation of church and state.

“We want people to be judged on their value, talent, patriotism and their character, not whether they accept Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior,” Weinstein told BizPac Review.

“When it comes to separating church and state, the Air Force Academy shows overt favoritism to one version of Christianity.”

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