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.”
Some body had enough nerve to stand op. thank you U.S.A.F. ( SO HELP ME GOD,,, )
Cowards!!
Well you say it or you are not there to serve are country
How can so few in number set the rules for so many?
If the man don’t want to say it he has the right, freedom of religion. If someone told you to declare there wasn’t a god you’d stand up for what u believe in to just like he did. How can u be so selfish and close minded to think your way is the only right way? He is there to serve his county, not I declare his allegiance to something he doesn’t believe.
they don’t say it , should not be allowed in ,,,sorry we are the oath keepers under god ..
Well obvious the Supreme Court thought diffrent. Sorry
Get rid of the democrats, liberals from the Senate and congress, thing in America will get better
Ya, cause bush did soooooo much better
Jay Sin you’re an idiot…