Dear Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson,

Recently, a handwritten Bible verse on a United States Air Force Academy cadet's dry-erase board was removed after a complaint by an anti-Christian activist group. This is deeply concerning to me and my family. As an American, I trust the Air Force Academy to train up the best young men and women our nation has to offer to be prepared to faithfully defend my family, my community and my country. Part of that trust hinges upon the notion that the Academy would protect the religious freedom of the cadets we send it.

The whitewashing of religion in the Academy develops a culture of fear in an institution tasked to develop warriors. If cadets are taught to be afraid of Bible verses, how will they respond against terrorists who are willing to die for their cause? Our U.S. Air Force Academy cadets should be taught how to intercept the enemy, not how to tiptoe around the hyper-sensitive complainants.

I strongly urge you to protect the religious expression of our U.S. Air Force Academy cadets.