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.”
NOT GOOD .
No
why should this great country change for 1 or 1,000.00 subversives. He shouldn’t be in our military.
Because this person’s aptitude is clearly measured by the amount of make believe daddy figures he has. Never mind how many medals he could have and how good of a person he is to friends, family, co-workers right? Since he doesn’t believe in god then screw him right? Let’s end his career. Stupid christian logic that prevents progress. People like you will send us to the dark ages again.
who ya onna call now,ghostbusters?
I don’t believe this is America anymore. It has been transformed by crooked Judges, Lawyers, Politicians, & Obama.
Bogus. I’ve enlisted twice in the service. They tell you that you don’t have to say that line if you don’t want. It’s at the end. You just stay quiet.
Nate says:
“I love all the “kind” Christian comments lol. Air Force is right on this one, it does not belong. You stupid Christians do realize that it it is a violation of the constitution to even have that in the enlistment right? We are a country that recognizes separation of church and state and we are absolutely NOT a christian nation. Everything is right about what they did. Atheist should not have to swear to a god anymore than you Christians have to swear to an Allah, or a Zeus, or flying spaghetti monster. This will in no way impact the AF’s ability to perform strategic bombing and air superiority and if you really think it will then you seriously need to go back to school.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/air-force-removes-help-god-enlistment-oath/comment-page-10/#comment-515075
I love all the “kind” Christian comments lol. Air Force is right on this one, it does not belong. You stupid Christians do realize that it it is a violation of the constitution to even have that in the enlistment right? We are a country that recognizes separation of church and state and we are absolutely NOT a christian nation. Everything is right about what they did. Atheist should not have to swear to a god anymore than you Christians have to swear to an Allah, or a Zeus, or flying spaghetti monster. This will in no way impact the AF’s ability to perform strategic bombing and air superiority and if you really think it will then you seriously need to go back to school.
Nate says:
“Because this person’s aptitude is clearly measured by the amount of make believe daddy figures he has. Never mind how many medals he could have and how good of a person he is to friends, family, co-workers right? Since he doesn’t believe in god then screw him right? Let’s end his career. Stupid christian logic that prevents progress. People like you will send us to the dark ages again.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/air-force-removes-help-god-enlistment-oath/comment-page-10/#comment-515087
How can our Air Force give into SATANISTS….