Lonewolf, sounds like whoever drafted the Congressional legislation made a boo-boo
Dave, I doubt it. The law as written goes back to at least the Eisenhower Administration, but its roots are back in about 1786 or so.
In those days, there wasn't so much sensitivity to "non mainstream" people as there is today, nor as much consideration.
As with many laws, in time a case arises which will challenge a law and it ends up in the Supreme Court. Our Civil Rights movement of the past sixty years has ample example of same. I suspect that the Air Force choosing to get more with the letter of the law is going to take a few years to work through the courts, but a formal allowance for those not into deities is in order. First Amendment issue.
bcgallacher
From what I have gathered Atheists are regarded as the spawn of the devil in the US.
All that makes you is ignorant, perhaps willfully so.
For Fox3:
Congress, illogical?
Well, depends on the topic. See my response to Dave. Congress is often very rational in how it presents its demands for "this project in MY district" ...
