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 heard that they had the choice to say it or not. I don’t think I want athiest joining our military, I don’t trust their loyalty to defend our rights and protect the citizens of the United States of America !!! no different , in my book, than the isis group….the military is not allowing overweight men and women in the service…so why allow athiest!!! ?????
Why dosnt the military and everyone else tell these losers to go to hell they’ll end up there anyway !
Ridiculous
Do we now down to everything & everybody except our Lord, Jesus Christ?
put it back!
Out with the atheist.
What about the rights of Christians the atheist needs to leave this country and we should revoke their passport forever
if they don’t want to say it -then don’t -leave it in where it belongs!
Sounds just like what happened when Madelyn Ohare lifted her ugly head.
Cowards!