Pledge of Religion
An atheist seeking to strike the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools has won a major battle in his quest to force the U.S. Supreme Courtto take up the issue again.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton sided with atheist Michael Newdow in ruling Wednesday that the pledge's reference to God violates the rights of children in three school districts to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God."
Karlton said he was bound by precedent of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which in 2002 ruled in favor of Newdow that the pledge is unconstitutional when recited in public schools
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I then found this interesting article on the origins of the pledge of allegiance.
posted by Assbeard at 10:51 AM
2 Comments:
Who cares if kids have to say it. It will not hurt them. Don't the courts have better things to worry about?
2:57 PM, September 15, 2005
When the Mighty Prophet Zarquon, seer of the second coming of the Starfish Entity Zog, heard about this court decision, he was naturally delighted. "Who is this God guy anyway, getting his pitch out to kids in schools same as Pepsi and McDonalds?" he said, lighting a fresh cigarillo with his Zippo.
(You can get a Zippo with the pledge of allegiance stamped on it, on Ebay. Just follow the links.)
7:13 AM, September 16, 2005
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