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.”
Soon Obama will want “so help me Allah”
Major Fail.
May G-D help us all! HE will not forgive turning your back on HIM
just found out, we can threaten to sue atheist groups on the grounds they are $#%&!@*s an that offends me. this is true by law, look it up.
There goes our military! We are next if you people do not stand up to this Tyrant Admin!
WHAT NEXT
If God does not help us we are in Big trouble
Why!
what the f**k is it now, so help me obama. will this become the new “planet of the apes?
Too Little Too Late!