Army recruitment office removes ‘God and country’ sign after complaint
The U.S. Army has removed a recruitment sign from an Arizona recruitment office which read “On a mission for both God and country” following complaints.
A photo of the sandwich board went viral online, drawing criticisms from atheists and church-state separation advocates.
Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation wrote an article for the Daily Kos calling the sign a “painfully pathetic poster,” a “stunning unconstitutional disgrace” and a “poster of shame.”
“Long story short, the poster at the Phoenix armed forces recruitment hub is an absolutely abominable slap in the face of everyone who’s ever taken the time to digest, understand, and swear the service members’ sacred oath to protect and defend the United States Constitution, let alone those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the values, rights, and protections contained therein,” he wrote.