Christian General Part II

More on Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin...

President Bush has said that Lt. General Boykin "didn't reflect [the president's] opinion" about Islam.

The article continues...

Boykin said in a statement Friday he was "neither a zealot nor an extremist," was "not anti-Islam or any other religion," and offered a "sincere apology" to those offended by his remarks.

I was a little disappointed in my senator (from Virginia, if you didn't know), John Warner, who wants Boykin to be temporarily reassigned. I've often wondered about public figures and faith. How much can they disagree with public opinion and get away with it. What he said is true (if you believe the part in the bible where it says God is the only God), but it seems like when Christians speak the truth as public figures they are censured and forced out of their positions.

Should that stop Christians from being so vocal? Should that make them more politically correct? Is it better for them to be politically correct and have a long career because they can have a long testimony in that job, or should they speak the truth no matter how short a tenure they will have if they do?

Here's more news on this story:

The General won't be fired for Islam remarks (this article is much the same as the previous one with a few new things set into it.)

It was Boykin himself who asked for the investigation on his remarks to make sure he wasn't being inappropriate.