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.”
Shame on them.
Why is that the majority keeps giving in to the minorities? I thought democracy was based on majority rules.
Aren’ they suppose to be Brave Patriots and not cave in to unbelievers. This is embarrassing.
We certainly need to get our country back. We have let a bunch of misfits in office. Those in office who care nothing about our constitution only on removing it. We must use our vote to remove those who lie & are only in office for the money. I want to see our country back for my grandchildren.
The guys at the top are Cabal, so we know who to remove.
Funny, I’d think they would want His help.
WTF?
what a crock of bull$#%&!@* a lot of this stuff has happened with thepresident we have
I don’t think we can trust someone without a moral compass if they believe in nothing!
They are helping with destroy this country.