ACLU Attacks Lifelong Tradition at Naval Academy
The ACLU has threatened to sue the Naval Academy to end a tradition as old as the Academy itself. Before noon meals in King Hall, midshipmen may voluntarily participate in non-sectarian prayers. The Academy has officially rejected the objection letter from the ACLU based on complaints of certain midshipmen who choose to remain anonymous.
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The facts for this article, but not the legal conclusions, come from an article in the Baltimore Sun on 25 June, 2008. The title aptly captures the subject at hand, “ACLU tries to halt mealtime prayer at Naval Academy.”
Since the Naval Academy was founded in […]

