DOD Report on officers participation in Christian Embassy video
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DOD Inspector-General finds officers' participation in Christian group's video inappropriate
In a report released last week, the Defense Department's inspector general found that seven military officers, among them four generals, acted inappropriately when they participated in uniform in a promotional video for a conservative Christian evangelical organization, the Christian Embassy.A copy of the video can be found at the above link as well.
The Christian Embassy proselytizes to high-ranking military and civilian officials. According to the I.G. report, the organization, which has ties to the right-wing Campus Crusade for Christ, used the video for fundraising.
The report identified a since-retired Pentagon chaplain as having obtained permission for the filming with a misleading description of its duration and purpose. [...]