Tag Archive: so help me god

Jul 18 2012

Navy atheist’s epic win against “so help me god”

Reenlistment Contract - no help me god

I’ve been privately asked a few times how to deal with re-enlistment oaths, and that tricky “so help me god.” This is how. I had a run-in with an E9 who worked at Reserve Forces Command for my last reenlistment.  MY command was very understanding of atheism and accepted my wishes to change “So Help …

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Nov 03 2011

High ranking chaplain leaves out ‘so help me god’ (awesome video)

Colonel Strohm oversees Foxhole Atheist, Sergeant Justin Griffith's re-enlistment ceremony

Amazingly, this just happened. I already typed this into YouTube’s description, so forgive the 3rd person narrative. The Chaplain respectfully leaves off “so help me god” for the deployed atheist soldier’s re-enlistment ceremony. Chaplain (Colonel) Strohm is overseeing Sergeant Justin Griffith’s re-enlistment ceremony. The Chaplain is a devout Christian with decades of active-duty service. Sergeant …

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