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.”
Another attempt by fascist war mongering Godless pseudo Christians to reinvent what never belonged.
Even the pledge had God added during wartime.
Porky’s Pledge of Allegiance: http://youtu.be/33-5MbIE7eQ
wrong move. so disappointed. everyday you lose a little more. the U S wont be the “U S” anymore it will be called something else . o dumbo has worked hard on this.
KICK THE ATHEIST OUT KEEP THE OATH (SO HELP ME GOD0 it has always been this way. the ATHEIST WILL PROBABLY TURN AGAINST THE US BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE
What a bunch of jerks we have in this country
One jerk changes things for everyone else. If he doesn’t believe in God, he doesn’t have to say it. Why does his right to go to hell and not believe, screw it for everyone else?
That oath isn’t old. Reverting back to it’s original unbiased form. c’: Freedom brings a tear to my eye.
If the Air force can’t stand for God, can it stand for America?
A get back
you know, when will cities, states, military STOP wimping out every time a suit is threatened. These are tactics to shape and mold society the way THEY want it. SHAME ON YOU ARMED FORCES for removing a very important phrase from your oath. You just neutered it. If an idiot doesn’t like it, let them leave!
If a suit is threatened, let the city, town, whatever entity take a vote of the people and enlist their help to fight it. The people have a right to know what is happening and they have a right to fight if they so choose.