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.”
Throw the scumbags out tight now the Air Force lost my respect. Just wait till one of them is in trouble the first words that come out. ( Help me God ) grow some balls Air Force.
put it back
Thumbs down
Another way to remove God from our lives. Sorry God is watching always.
It’s optional. You realize this, right? It’s just not enforced. Calm the hell down people!
Not everyone in this country is a theist. Atheists have the same right to serve as anyone else, and they shouldn’t have to invoke an imaginary sky wizard to do so!!
It don’t count if So Help Me God is removed..its not an oath..
Nope! Never!
There are no true Atheist! You let one of them be about to be killed or die, they will want God then!
WTF—-what is nest,,,,,The Air Force going to put Obama in the oath…