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One nation under the state? intended by its socialist composer to advance the worship of the State, the Pledge of Allegiance was revised by patriots into a concise statement of the ideals of Americanism. (Cover Story: Pledge of Allegiance).
Militant atheist Michael Newdow "never had a problem reciting the Pledge of Allegiance when he was in elementary school," observed the June 30th San Francisco Chronicle. "He just didn't want to repeat the words 'under God.'" The lawsuit filed by Newdow illustrates his unwillingness to let the supposedly offensive words cross the lips of others, at least in public schools. In an interview with the AP, Newdow insisted that his intention was "to restore the pledge to its pre-1954 version." "It's my parental right to keep the government off my child' insists Newdow. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Newdow, ruling that Congress' 1954 insertion of the words ...
- Beacon Hill pols not unanimous on pledge under God.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Wedge, Dave September 29, 2005 700+ words
...the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance...keeping the current pledge intact with the words "one nation under God" easily passed the...resolutions upholding the Pledge of Allegiance, including the reference to God. But, according...
- House votes to protect Pledge; 'Under God'called value.(NATION)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 20, 2006 700+ words
...to protect the "under God" phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance from judges...students to recite the Pledge in its current form...added the words "under God" to demonstrate opposition...atheistic communism. The Pledge Protection Act was backed...
- Does God belong in the Pledge? Fifty years ago, Congress added 'under God' to...
- Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront Greenhouse, Linda May 10, 2004 700+ words
...Constitution as long as the pledge contains the words "under God." Last year, the Ninth...the addition of "under God" turned the pledge into a "profession of religious...she wants her to say the pledge with "under God." If the Court decides...
- Hollow pledge: the problem with 'under God'.
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Clapp, Rodney November 16, 2004 700+ words
...personal and political support of "God" in the pledge, Olson could not have been...argue for some reference to "God in the Pledge of Allegiance. Like Olson...He asserts bluntly that the pledge, with the God phrase, is not a "religious...
- 'Under God' doesn't belong in the pledge. (Viewpoint).
- Magazine article from: Church & State Mauro, Tony June 1, 2003 700+ words
...whether the words "under God" belong in the Pledge of Allegiance blew in from...knows, that deleting "under God" from the Pledge is the right answer in a nation...missing. Americans recited the Pledge without "under God" from the time it was first...
- Court to rule on Pledge's 'under God'; Porn case also accepted.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times October 15, 2003 700+ words
...decide if the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance will bar a school...then we could eliminate 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance. That could be...easy case. The words 'under God' in the Pledge is not an establishment of religion...
- Court hears argument over words `under God' in pledge.
- Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) March 24, 2004 700+ words
...because the words "under God," part of the pledge for a half-century, violate...unanimously added the words "under God" to the pledge in 1954. "That does not...to speeches defending the pledge and singing "God Bless America." Banning...
- Court hears argument over words `under God' in pledge.(The Hartford Courant)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Macdonald, John A. March 24, 2004 700+ words
...because the words "under God," part of the pledge for a half-century, violate...unanimously added the words "under God" to the pledge in 1954. "That does not...to speeches defending the pledge and singing "God Bless America." Banning...
Source: HighBeam Research, One nation under the state? intended by its socialist composer to...