The Boykin controversy

In one of my "comments" entries, I alluded to the controversy over remarks made by Lt. Gen. William Boykin while speaking to a series of church groups across the United States. Boykin is deputy undersecretary of defence for intelligence and special operations, so he is a top-ranking military man. Here is Jim Wallis' open letter to the general. One observer believes there are probably no grounds for a court martial, although he will likely not be promoted further and could lose his job. Writing in the Washington Times, Wesley Pruden believes that Boykin's comments were no more inflammatory than Bush's and that he is being treated unfairly by the secular élites in the media bent on stamping out any public influence by believing Christians. Ann Coulter obviously agrees with this assessment.