Religious Tolerance Seems to Improve for Cadets at Air Force Academy

Forty-one percent of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who are not Christian experienced unwanted Christian proselytizing at least once last year, but only 10 percent said that had happened often, according to the results of an academy survey that the Associated Press obtained in advance and that the academy is releasing today. The survey, which was conducted in December and January and obtained voluntary, anonymous responses from nearly half of cadets on issues such as religious and gender discrimination, is the latest to evaluate the climate on the academy’s campus since it drew criticism for mishandling sexual assaults in 2003 and for allowing pervasive religious intolerance in 2005. The academy has since taken steps to improve the campus climate, and despite the seemingly high percentage of cadets reporting pressure from proselytizers, the numbers represent an improvement over past surveys, the AP reported.