A group of lawmakers are fighting the U.S. Air Force's
decision to remove a reference to God from one of their logos.
The logo of the Rapid Capabilities Office
contained a Latin quote that translates, "Doing God's work with other
people's money."
After The Military Association of Atheists and
Freethinkers complained, the phrase was rewritten to read, "Doing miracles
with other people's money."
Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., is leading a group of
35 bipartisan lawmakers in asking the Air Force to reverse its decision.
Forbes
wrote a letter to to Air
Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton
Schwartz. It was also signed by all of the lawmakers.
"I am concerned that the RCO capitulated to
pressure from an outside group that consistently seeks to remove references to
God and faith in our military," Forbes wrote.
"The RCO's action to modify the logo sets a
dangerous precedent that all references to God, regardless of context, must be
removed from the military," he said.
"In reality, the First Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution does not prohibit the mention of 'God,'" he added.
"Moreover, courts have consistently upheld the constitutionality of the
national motto 'In God We Trust.'"
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