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Compulsory chapel continued at the service academies through the early 1970s, when it was abolished pursuant to court decisions, by [[United States Military Academy at West Point|West Point]] in 1972<ref>[http://www.usma.edu/bicentennial/history/1970.asp USMA Bicentennial History], USMA website</ref>, [[United States Naval Academy|Annapolis]] in 1972<ref>[http://www.usna.edu/VirtualTour/150years/1970.htm A Brief History of the United States Naval Academy], USNA website</ref>, and the [[Air Force Academy]] in 1973<!--Ref?--->

Compulsory chapel continued at the service academies through the early 1970s, when it was abolished pursuant to court decisions, by [[United States Military Academy at West Point|West Point]] in 1972<ref>[http://www.usma.edu/bicentennial/history/1970.asp USMA Bicentennial History], USMA website</ref>, [[United States Naval Academy|Annapolis]] in 1972<ref>[http://www.usna.edu/VirtualTour/150years/1970.htm A Brief History of the United States Naval Academy], USNA website</ref>, and the [[Air Force Academy]] in 1973<!--Ref?--->

Compulsory chapel continues to be common at smaller schools with strong ties to evangelical Protestant denominations.<ref>E.g. Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts, according to Kyle Alspach, (2005), "What I Learned From Nazarene Life," ''The Boston Globe,'' July 31, 2005, Globe South p. 4</ref>

Compulsory chapel continues to be common at smaller schools with strong ties to evangelical Protestant denominations.<ref>E.g. Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts, according to Kyle Alspach, (2005), "What I Learned From Nazarene Life," ''The Boston Globe,'' July 31, 2005, Globe South p. 4; at Oral Roberts University (twice a week)[http://www.oru.edu/catalog/catalog02-04.pdf Oral Roberts University catalog (pdf)]</ref>

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