U.S. Air Force Leader Preached Christianity at Prayer Event, So Why Hasn’t He Been Punished Yet? May 22, 2015


On May 7, Air Force Major General Craig Olson spoke at a National Day of Prayer Task Force event in Washington, D.C. This would be fine as a private citizen, but he did it in uniform, violating his own branch’s regulations.

Specifically, Olson violated U.S. Air Force Standard 2.12, which reads:


In addition to breaking the law, it was also a really bad strategic move. Chris Rodda points out on YouTube that the speech “was streamed around the world by GOD TV, handing our enemies like ISIS some great material for recruiting propaganda on a silver platter.”

For these reasons, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation sent a letter to General Mark A. Welsh III, the Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force, calling on him to punish Olson:


So far, no punishment has been handed down, nor is there any sign that Olson will even get a slap on the wrist.

Commenters everywhere are whining about how MRFF is trying to attack Christians or how they hate religious freedom — but they have no clue what they’re talking about. Olson’s Christianity isn’t the issue. Olson preaching his faith while speaking as a representative of the U.S. military is. The same rule would apply to any military official promoting any faith (including atheism).

I would also add that MRFF isn’t a group of atheists. Most of its members are Christians who are sick of military leaders abusing their positions and proselytizing to others.

The fact that nothing seems to be happening to Olson — and that the military seems to be ignoring this issue altogether — shows you just how easy it is for Christians to break the law in the country, even when working for the government. If a Muslim or atheist did the very same thing Olson did, you can bet that person wouldn’t get off scot-free, much less continue to be in a position of power.

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