After the group American Humanist Association threatened to sue the Air Force on behalf of an atheist Airman, the Air Force immediately removed the requirement to say ‘So Help Me God’ from their enlistment oath.
The Airman was denied re-enlistment after crossing the phrase off the oath on Aug. 25th, prompting the suit.
“We take any instance in which Airmen report concerns regarding religious freedom seriously,” said Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Air Force Times reported Wednesday. The change in policy goes into effect immediately.
“We are pleased that the U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed our client has a First Amendment right to omit the reference to a supreme being in his reenlistment oath,” Monica Miller, an attorney with the AHA’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center, said in a statement Wednesday, Air Force Times reported. “We hope the Air Force will respect the constitutional rights of Atheists in the future.”
The Army, Navy and Marine Corps all give enlistees the option to say “so help me God.”
so let him to go china and enlist there..see how that works out for him this is pc c**p gona awry
Un-American!!!!
Yep Anna let’s forget that the constitution says everyone is free to believe what ever they want and go to biblical law of stoning
Non believers
Gays
People with piercings
Tattoos
People who eat most anything
People who wear clothing of multiple colors or fabrics
Can you believe this Chris Figueroa?
Pat what part of following the constitution is unamerican
Divide and conquer! Don’t let capitalist and so called scientist remove spirituality from your life. A global cult based on spirituality knows people are easier to manipulate once you remove any form of higher awareness from the mind.
If he didn’t like the oath, refuse his appointment.
Pussies
If this airman gets hurt and calls on God, and i know he will, God will help him. So many atheist ask God to save them before they take that last breath.
Yeah we are changing for people who choose to be one of us… makes total sense right Cesar Pacheco?