In a shift toward inclusivity, the Air Force Academy has announced that cadets will no longer be required to recite "So help me God" as part of the school's Honor Oath. The decision followed a complaint by Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
The Religious Right greeted the announcement with predictable rancor. And as they always do, they've rallied around their Orwellian definition of religious liberty. Somehow, making this sectarian clause optional discriminates against Christian cadets.
MORE: https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/outrage-over-oath-religious-right-objects-to-new-conscience-rules-at-air
