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...agnostic Californian father, Michael A. Newdow, won a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in June 2002, the San Francisco court guaranteed that his 9-year-old daughter would not be subjected to the daily ritual of reciting “under God?? in the closing of the pledge. For the states under the Ninth Circut Court, the ruling retired the requirement that public school teachers lead students in the pledge. Now, after the subsequent uproar, the Supreme Court has decided to take the case and consider the constitutionality of the decision...
Phrases incorporating “God?? are not a novelty among things held dear to Americans—our country has “In God We Trust” set in bold on its currency. And, as The New York Times pointed out, even the Supreme Court justices “begin their daily sessions with heads bowed as the marshal intones ‘God save the United States and this honorable court.’” But, the words “under God?? were not included in the original construction...
...Witness—the daily tradition perpetuates an uncomfortable situation for children, and one in which they can be pressured into saying the creed. The Bush administration and other antagonists have tried to rebuff attempts to sustain the ruling, claiming that to recite “under God?? is more a tribute to patriotism than a declaration of religious beliefs...
...It’s God??s will that the bells survived,” Father Roman says...
...early as 7:40 a.m., the men, women and young children marched in circles on a patch of sidewalk at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Harvard Street, bearing colorful signs that read “AIDS is God??s curse,” “God hates fags; prepare to meet thy God?? and “Thank God for Sept...