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.”
Myths? Anyone with a brain knows all myths are a science of the stars and the journey of the soul.
Bull$#%&!@*
This is not good I say leave God in
ditto,,,,, he has busness in the military anyway….
kick his ass out of the military.. or put him in the trenches , see what he says then
So help me God….and to God, be the glory!
This is wrong!
He is an airman, probably works behind a desk. There are no trenches for him… too bad!
What is the point of the oath then. Keep the oath and kick that p***k to the curb.
This is wrong!!! Atheists are not special or tolerant of others. GOD BLESS AMERICA.