Air Force officials decide they no longer need God’s help
The U.S. Air Force appears to be systematically removing the phrase “so help me God” from the oaths of office taken by officer candidates and enlistees.
According to Judicial Watch, a legal watchdog organization, the United States Air Force Academy has removed the phrase from some written materials, including the oath administered to new cadets, because of a single atheist’s objections.
Judicial Watch submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in May 2013 asking the Pentagon to provide records of all documents, policies, and communications related to the removal of the phrase from Air Force Academy materials. As of September, the group has not received an official response from the Air Force and has filed a FOIA lawsuit to obtain records that could shed light on how and why officials made the change....
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
