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.”
STUPID move Air Force.
PUT IT BACK NOW
Disgusting!! Backing down to bullies only gives them more power. Atheists are nothing but bullies, and stupid to have such fear and hatred for a being they claim doesn’t exist!!!
this is bull s***t. F**K the muslims i am so tired of changing our ways and oaths for their sorry asses. if they want to live here and be part of our armed forces they need to convert to our ways not us to theirs. I am loosing trust in the top brass for allowing this to happen to the armed forces.
Why are they even a branch of the military. chAir Force
Dumb ass move Air Force!
Are u f-ing kidding me
I hate this what is wrong with people nowadays. Satan is entering every part of our lives and people just keep letting it happen. Taking the evil one out of the white house would help.
We are in religious war, military knows how to fight wars, fight back, don’t give in to the enemy.
Although everyone on here will disagree with me. I am a conservative and an atheist. It does not need to be in there. When I was in the navy, they tried to force me to go church. I refused. I stick up for Christians all the time. But I can’t on this one.