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Several posters that had been on display for at least six years were removed from a wall at Langley Air Force Base after the National Organization for Women and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation complained that they were sexist, according to the Air Force.

The foundation at first filed a complaint by itself about two of the posters with the Air Force on behalf of 16 clients, including Air Force enlisted personnel, officers and civilians, that initially focused on language from a 1955 Air Force manual that repeatedly referenced "faith."

"Men cannot live without faith except for brief moments of anarchy or despair," one poster read. "Faith leads to conviction -- and convictions lead to actions. It is only a man of deep convictions, a man of deep faith, who will make the sacrifices needed to save his manhood. ... It is obvious that our enemy will attack us at our weakest spot. The hole in our armor is our lack of faith. We need to revive a fighting faith by which we can live, and for which we would be willing even to die."

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/02/28/air-force-removes-posters-langley-afb-sexism-complaints.html?ESRC=airforce-a_170301.nl
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Re: Air Force Removes Posters at Langley AFB Following Sexism Complaints
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2017, 01:13:52 am »
"...except for brief moments of anarchy or despair."

Perfect. I wonder if the irony of that was lost on the people doing the whining?
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