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.”
Why do people give in to these athiests? If they don’t believe, that’s on them. but let the rest of us alone. Busines nd government should not give in to them.
Why does God bother them when they don’t believe in him???
So if the majority wanted the phrase it would still be removed ?
Air Force you should be ashamed of your self.
Why in the hell does this country bow down to Atheist? Something always offends the Atheist or the Muslims. What about us Christians? The Atheist & Muslims offend me but you’re doing nothing about my rights. The majority have to give up their rights so the minority will be happy? This is just a bunch of c**p. We will continue to be on the road to hell until we put God back in our country.
What rights exactly of your are being purged?
And yes, the Christian thing to do is damn people to hell for not believing what you do. That’s very righteous of all of you, so good job!
ass wipes
This is awful, all because of The big O in charge of our country.
were are your guts people