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.”
Lmfao! ^^^^ that one is funny
What will they say then? Allah?????? If Obama has his way!!
WTF is wrong with this picture > ONE atheist objects so the entire Air Force has to comply ?? Is this not America ?
QUIT JOINING
that is wrong that is part of their history and it is something said by every person before them they don’t have the right to deface the oath that way
The Air Force bureaucrats suck!!! Them in my mind the OATH is worthless
It is America. That’s why the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional to not say that part of the oath. And your right, the oath is worthless, with or without it people have free will, it’s really just a saying and you guys are getting mad about it. It isn’t like your out there fighting for the country. If you have a problem with it go do the American thing and put your life on the line. Cause atheist or not the guy is fighting for every single one of you. Your being ungrateful
THIS IS SO WRONG
Good.
Proverbs 29:18