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"Under God", "In God We Trust" and "God Bless America"
On July 4, America celebrates its birth and thanks God for the freedoms it enjoys. It is a time to count blessings and reflect on just how fragile freedom can be, especially if America fails to explain to its children the meaning of God in the foundation of this nation. On June 27, 2002, America woke up to an inconceivable challenge. The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California passed a ruling 2-1 that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. This ruling came about when Michael Newdow, 49, objected to his daughter having to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school. Newdow, an atheist, filed suit that ended before the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Newdow testified that when Congress added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, it violated his constitutional rights as an atheist.
Gods and sodas
First-graders, some of Japanese ancestry, at the W...
English: Michael Newdow speaking at the Atheist Al...Therefore, requiring his daughter to recite the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment that states, "The government is prohibited to pass legislation to establish an official religion, or prefer one religion over another". America must stand together and unite in defending the systematic castration of God from this national heritage.
Ellen Johnson, President of the American Atheist, Inc. and its Communications Director, Ron Barrier spoke out on the court's decision. Johnson stated
We agree 100% with the court, putting "under God" in the pledge was as inappropriate as declaring our secular nation "under Zeus", Vishnu or any other deity. Government should stay out of the business of telling people whether or not they should acknowledge a particular deity. The words "under God" were not part of the original pledge, and they were inserted during the height of the cold...
Choice
every human being has a right to their religion of choice and by specifying the name god, you marginalize the people who were instrumental in building your country, all the spiritualist negro slaves, and the thousands of hindu indians, buddist chinese and multicultural muslims who put the actual labourious work into the running of the country. You also forget that americans trampled on the ancient culture of the native americans in order to destroy them. If you are really that bothered, take the choice to leave it in next time you make the pledge of aligence. Just dont make pledging to a god part of the legal necessitys to being included in your country.
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