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.”
I would never thought the Air Force would be so gutless and not stand up for “SO HELP ME GOD”in the enlistment oath !! These scum atheists have more rights in this country than God fearing christians !!
When will the good people of this nation start fighting back against these Godless atheists ?????
Unfortunate to be so weak!
Every where I look all I see is US being demoralized …
Take back out country
They should be ashamed!
I bet Obama will allow prayer to Judah, Obama’s anti-Christ Communist movement slowly overcoming Christianity in America
damnit
that sucks,if they dont like the oath kick them out.
Just wrong ! PC is destroying US !