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The Raw Story | Evangelical video shows cadets pressured to be missionaries

The Raw Story | Evangelical video shows cadets pressured to be missionaries: "A video made by Campus Crusade for Christ, a Christian ministry group, shows Air Force Academy cadets being pressured to participate in religious activities and become 'government paid missionaries when they leave.'

Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which released the video this week, says the video is 'absolutely out of control.'

'You cannot engage the U.S. government to propel your religion,' said Weinstein.

The video, filmed in the summer of 2002, opens with tranquil shots of 'Colorado's most frequently visited man-made attraction.' The unnamed narrator describes the chapel in detail, which 'resembles a formation of fighter jets shooting into the sky.'"

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