He co-authored a study called "Gay Marriage And Homosexuality: Some Medical Comments in February 2005." The article said that, while the majority of homosexuals are not engaged in pedophilia, there is a disproportionately greater number of homosexuals among pedophiles.

"My appointment has merely been revoked as a result of my views on matters completely unrelated to drug policy," Raabe complained in comments published the same day by the Daily Mail newspaper.

Mikey Weinstein, president of the New Mexico-based MRFF, argues that allowing McClary to speak means the academy is actively promoting the Christian faith through the event.

Air Force Academy professor Mullin said he felt he had to attend the event or face retribution. But a Justice Department attorney said the plaintiff's fears of retribution were "entirely speculative." The attorney also said Mullin didn't raise his concerns with the academy's chain of command.

While reaffirming that the Catholic Church has "nothing but the utmost respect and care for individuals with homosexual orientation," the bishop expressed his disappointment that Gov. Lincoln Chafee was limiting debate on such an important matter to the legislature and not allow a "full, robust and open discussion" by the citizens of the state.

Atheism has appeared in some form in Western cultures since the midpoint of the last millennium. The word "atheist" did not even exist within the English language until the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The earliest atheists were most often philosophical and theological skeptics who denied the existence of any personal God. Nevertheless, the God they almost always rejected is the God of the Bible - in other words, a specific rejection of Christianity.