The U.S. Army has ordered a recruiting office to remove a sign because it says “God”.
The sign outside a Phoenix area recruiting station since last October read “on a mission for both God and Country.”
The sign was removed after complaints from anti-Christianists outside the Phoenix area who were incited by anti-Christian media outlets. The biggest opponent was noted bigot Mikey Weinstein, who called the picture 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,” Weinstein wrote on the self-described left-wing website Daily Kos.
Army Recruiting Command spokesman Brian Lepley said the local office had produced the sign without prior approval.