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.”
Without “So help me God” the “oath” is meaningless… just like liberals.
Let’s see who keeps them safe now
so disgusting. whats happening to our country and so fast ….? the founding fathers are rolling….
They’ll pay for this!
Well not joining the air force
how sad the air force has no, pride
then put it back in and screw these idiots next time
The are no Atheist in a Fighting Hole. You need all the Devine help you can get to stay alive
Keep all atheist out of our military.
They blow