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Air Force Academy may drop God from school's loyalty pledge
Denver Channel 7 ^ | 10-24-2013

Posted on 10/24/2013 7:11:50 AM PDT by markomalley

The U.S. Air Force Academy may drop a religious reference from an oath cadets take to swear allegiance to the school's honor code.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has protested the "so help me God" phrase that was added to the end of an oath that has cadets swearing they won't lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do.

According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, the religious freedom foundation says tying the honor code to a religious test violates the U.S. Constitution.

The full oath reads:

I, (name), having been appointed an Air Force cadet in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: antitheism; atheistsupremacists; bho44; bhodod; civilrights; freedomfromreligion; oath; purge; usaf; usafa; weinstein
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Can't offend the atheists and wiccans at the Academy...
1 posted on 10/24/2013 7:11:50 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

You will have a G-d.

The true G-d, the State, or selfishness.


2 posted on 10/24/2013 7:14:20 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Ted Cruz remains correct.)
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To: markomalley

“Religious freedom foundation”. ROTFL! They should call themselves the commie fag foundation.


3 posted on 10/24/2013 7:14:54 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare should have been tested on politicians before being released to the public!)
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To: markomalley

Just wait to the first big war against an enemy with a modern air force—then God will become part of things again—especially when we lose a few battles, and a flock of planes and pilots. If you think such a war will not happen remember what Socrates, the wisest of the Ancient Greeks, said: “Only the Dead have seen the end of war.”


4 posted on 10/24/2013 7:15:41 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The head of the organization is a fat, basement dwelling loser. Our military is now more of a joke than France’s


5 posted on 10/24/2013 7:16:07 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: markomalley

So, from “God is my Co-Pilot,” “Flying Tigers,” and the poem “High Flight,” we go to Obama-there-is-no-God-but-Allah Drones-R-Us.


6 posted on 10/24/2013 7:16:57 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: markomalley

Sounds like a plan... what could go wrong? /s


7 posted on 10/24/2013 7:17:33 AM PDT by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: markomalley

A new President can and must reverse this.


8 posted on 10/24/2013 7:17:41 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: markomalley

This is not about the Constitution, there is no separation of God from the Constitution
This is about an oath, everything in the oath (which is by definition swearing in the Name of God) and removing Him.
The oath is meaningless without God, without God there is no oath.


9 posted on 10/24/2013 7:18:25 AM PDT by svcw (Not 'hope and change' but 'dopes in chains' obama's America)
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To: markomalley
I am SO SICK of this crap!

Since when did it become mainstream for the minority to dictate to the majority?

10 posted on 10/24/2013 7:19:46 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: markomalley

In a few years when we have been usurped by this regime and the UN we won’t need a military anyway. We will all be one big happy family with blue helmets protecting us.


11 posted on 10/24/2013 7:20:27 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Gaffer

This isn’t anything new. Our belief in God our Father and his only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ is under attack. I never ever thought I would see this happen in our once great country.


12 posted on 10/24/2013 7:23:29 AM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 (Viet Vet)
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To: V V Camp Enari 67-68

It is new. I can’t think of one instance in the history of this Air Force, even before it was formally so, where its flyers haven’t had benefit of command encouragement, acceptance and support in spiritual matters pertaining to their missions and their well-being. Never.


13 posted on 10/24/2013 7:26:27 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: markomalley

No God. No honor!


14 posted on 10/24/2013 7:35:18 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: markomalley
As usual, that little malignant turd, Mikey Weinstein, is on a roll again against his alma mater. How they let him get past his first summer is one of the mysteries of the ages. His squadron training cadre must have been totally asleep.

On the other hand, we "elected" a Muslim Kenyan Communist for President (twice) so people do make mistakes and sometimes they make really BIG ones. Fatal ones.

15 posted on 10/24/2013 7:38:13 AM PDT by Gritty (Progressives see themselves as saints, opponents as Satanists; that justifies anything-D. Horowitz)
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To: markomalley

What a joke


16 posted on 10/24/2013 7:38:48 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“Religious Freedom Foundation” like all leftist organizations is probably funded by Soros and likely is 3 people with a fax machine.


17 posted on 10/24/2013 7:39:35 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: zot

and the beat goes on.


18 posted on 10/24/2013 7:40:32 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: markomalley

Taking God out of the military will carry the same results as taking God out of our schools.

Godless schools become anti-American indoctorination centers; Godless military will become hostile to all things American.

Never in a million years would I ever see...


19 posted on 10/24/2013 7:43:06 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Gaffer

You are correct, and I as well as other long time Freepers, are appalled at the current state of affairs in our country. I’m 70 and I’m on my way out, so to speak. I shudder to think of what lies ahead for my children and Grandchildren.


20 posted on 10/24/2013 7:46:29 AM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 (Viet Vet)
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