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Air Force dumps 'so help me God' from enlistment oath #ccot #tcot #pjnet #teaparty #Christian

Air Force dumps 'so help me God' from enlistment oath - Washington Times

Airmen repeat the oath of enlistment at the Air Force Basic Training graduation ceremony, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt Vernon Young Jr.)

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CountBrickula1975 said...

Article VI of the US Constitution prohibits religious tests as a condition of holding any public trust position under the United States. Requiring an oath that mentions a specific deity is a religious test, because those who do not believe in that deity would be unable to take the oath truthfully. Returning to the prior regulations of a year ago, when "so help me God" was optional, puts the Air Force back in line with how the other Armed Services have operated for their entire histories, and with the Constitution.