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Air Force Prayer
27 October 2005
A letter to President Bush, signed by 70 lawmakers, has requested a presidential order guaranteeing the free speech of military chaplains in the face of new sensitivity guidelines proposed after this year's evangelizing Air Force controversy. The letter, dated October 25, claims that it is now "'increasingly difficult'" for chaplains to invoke the name of Jesus during prayers under the new guidelines, which encourage non-sectarian prayers for professional settings.

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