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.”
Air Force -it’s like the military but with nap time and recess
Recently involved in a court case. There was no Bible to swear the truth and the whole truth……Really? Christians must take a stand for God. Is there any wonder His heart is broken over our behavior?
How is the Air Force going to protect the United States when they do t have the back bone to stand up to a handful of atheists! What jerks!!!!
One man made the Obummer Air Force change the oath? It’s really started hasn’t it?
Wrong
WE need to remove these commie bastards from the Military
If you don’t want to say it then don’t. Don’t stop me from saying it!
Stop trying so hard fighting something you don’t believe in!
Total bs
Grow a set
cowards