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If atheists believed in God, they might thank Him for creating Michael Newdow to protect their tender sensibilities.(The Week)(Brief article)
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October 10, 2005 |
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If atheists believed in God, they might thank Him for creating Michael Newdow to protect their tender sensibilities. It was Newdow who persuaded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that requiring students to recite the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment. That ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court on the grounds that Newdow, who is not sole custodian of his school-aged daughter, lacks standing to sue on her behalf. So Newdow found likeminded parents to sue along with him, and a federal judge has ruled in their favor. Now, it is difficult to see what injury the Pledge does to an atheist. ...
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