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.”
SHAME ON YOU, Vic
Thank Lucifer !! >;}~
Well you keep taking God out of our country, and i’m going to find somewhere that isn’t going to destroy itself.
sad
Say it loud and Proud!
So some one who is not Christian should not be in the US military Sounds like another group I’ve heard of isis they feel that way you bunch of sanctimonious asses and as far as I am concerned if you didn’t serve or are not active duty you need to shut the f$&k up GO NAVY!!!!
i wish god would strick them down the athest shought just shut the hell up. maybe they need sued for being stupit.this c**p is getting out of hand
All because of the f****** do Museum since Obama’s been in the office
It should always stay if you don’t like it don’t say it b****** just watch your f****** back
They should have kicked the ATHEIST to the Street and kept IN GOD WE TRUST In Saying The Oath… Whats this county coming too!