I say cut the idiot loose and cursed be the ambulance chasers that are encouraging this mindless schmuck to waist the tax-payer's money to defend our military from this idiot.
JMHO
So would you apply a religious test to other government positions? The Constitution explicitly prohibits a religious test for gov’t offices and it is clear the spirit of the law would apply to members of the military.
I agree.
The time will come soon when the CHRISTIAN forces of our CHRISTIAN republic will be called to do battle with the enemy in the East. We will win only if we go to war IN THE NAME OF JESUS. The sign of the cross must be a prominent part of the way we fight that war — put it on the rifles, the tanks, the planes, the artillery pieces. Let them know that we understand this is a holy war.
When the time comes to do that, we won’t want atheists on the battlefield complaining about it and calling their lawyers on cell phones!
This report and situation with the Air Force requiring the swearing of an oath is either a canard or someone in a command or staff position is really being stupid.
I was a Commissioned Marine Officer and when I “advanced’ one of my junior officers to the next grade, before the ceremony, I would ask them if they were going to “Swear” or “Affirm” their Oath of Office.
They do have a choice. And in all the years that I conducted the ceremonies, I had one lieutenant advance to captain and he chose to “Affirm” the Oath of Office. The reason was that he was agnostic. I was also aware of a fellow officer and good friend, who was Lutheran if I recall, who told me that he always “affirmed” his Oaths of Office. He told me that Lutherans were schooled, as it were, in Biblical tradition, not to “swear” oaths.
I also used the same tack when conducting re-enlistment ceremonies for my Enlisted Marines. I gave them a choice.
To this day, I am not sure if any of our Commissioned or Enlisted Military know or understand the subtle difference or that they have a choice. “Swearing” : “I do solemnly swear... So Help Me God.” “Affirming” : “I do affirm...” with NO “So Help Me God” at the end of the oath.
Matthew 5:33-37 (The NIV Bible reflects these words in RED meaning Matthew is quoting Jesus)
33. “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’
34. But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
35. or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
36. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.
37. Simply, let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your “No,’ ‘No;’ anything beyond this come from the evil one.”
Letting your “Yes” be “Yes” IMHO, is merely “Affirming.”
Anyone have a differing opinion or knowledge of something different?