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Newdow's Anti-Prayer Challenge "Legally Flawed"
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, January 11, 2005 | WorldNetDaily.com

Posted on 01/11/2005 9:02:24 AM PST by Jay777

California atheist Michael Newdow's lawsuit to block prayer at President Bush's inauguration has no merit, contends the American Center for Law and Justice, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing the religious invocation is constitutional.

Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the ACLJ, called Newdow's challenge a "legally flawed" attempt to "remove a time-honored tradition going back to the nation's first president." ....

(Excerpt) Read more at aclj.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: antitheist; churchandstate
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1 posted on 01/11/2005 9:02:24 AM PST by Jay777
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To: RepCath; Liz; IronJack; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; Iris7; wkdaysoff; ApesForEvolution; EdReform; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 01/11/2005 9:02:52 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777

Newdow is a jerk.


3 posted on 01/11/2005 9:03:12 AM PST by loborojo (What the hell is a "Reagan Democrat"?)
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To: All
You can join the fight against the ACLU and their ilk by becoming involved with and supporting the following organizations:

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org

Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org

American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org

The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/

Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org


Here are a few examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:

ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas

ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits

ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd

Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit


Additional information:

The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back

Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')

ACLU fulfilling communist agenda

Revealing FACTS on the ACLU from its own writings

See how YOUR Senator or Representative ranks with the ACLU

This yahoo group just started on December 3, 2004 and is looking for new members

Anti-ACLU Page


Let me know if you would like to join my ACLU ping list


4 posted on 01/11/2005 9:03:26 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777
Newdow's Anti-Prayer Challenge "Legally Flawed"

In addition to Morally, Historically and Intellectually...

5 posted on 01/11/2005 9:05:51 AM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Jay777

Of course his daughter should not have to be forced to listen to the President pray.


6 posted on 01/11/2005 9:08:06 AM PST by rohtol
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To: Onelifetogive; RepCath; Liz; IronJack; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; Iris7; wkdaysoff; ...

Help Protect the Inaugural Prayer!


Add your name to the group of 2,510 people who have already signed using the Internet!

http://www.aclj.net/entrance/enter.cfm?dn=1008&source=2036&CFID=519878&CFTOKEN=50221222


7 posted on 01/11/2005 9:08:18 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777
This is really demoralizing!

The ACLU is effective in large part by being a 500-pound gorilla, in perception or in reality.

The only effective counterweight is a single organization of comparable size and weight.

Why is the opposition so fractionalized?

8 posted on 01/11/2005 9:09:57 AM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen, ignorance and stupidity.)
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To: Publius6961

Actually the ACLJ is the biggest fighter of them all. I don't know why it is so fractionalized, but at least there are some organizations willing to fight.


9 posted on 01/11/2005 9:11:21 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777

This man needs a girlfriend, or a boyfriend, or a dog, or SOMETHING. How sad.


10 posted on 01/11/2005 9:11:52 AM PST by Incandesia (Please don't eat the Newbie)
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To: loborojo
Not only is Newdow a jerk, but he's now internationally-known as a jerk and, worst of all, he evidently plans to be the last one in on that little secret.

How much of a bummer is that?

Dan
Biblical Christianity web site
Biblical Christianity message board
Biblical Christianity BLOG

11 posted on 01/11/2005 9:13:51 AM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: Incandesia

On what dog would you wish Newdow?


12 posted on 01/11/2005 9:14:16 AM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: BibChr

Touché.
Maybe a nice stuffed animal?


13 posted on 01/11/2005 9:16:03 AM PST by Incandesia (Please don't eat the Newbie)
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To: Incandesia

I'm thinking Newdow might be a real Barney the Dinosaur guy.


14 posted on 01/11/2005 9:24:58 AM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: Jay777

Newdow's BRAIN is flawed.


15 posted on 01/11/2005 9:33:16 AM PST by bigbob (2)
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To: bigbob

BTTT


16 posted on 01/11/2005 9:55:48 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777

This guy sucks as a competent lawyer and this legal activism appears to be his primary focus ... so, I have to conclude he must really suck wind as a physician.


17 posted on 01/11/2005 9:57:47 AM PST by mgc1122
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To: Jay777
Why do we have to fight back? What is going to prevent GWB from either inviting someone to lead in prayer or praying himself? Inauguration have been like this for over two centuries. What are the ACLU going to do, have Bush arrested? This whole thing has gotten out of hand. The power to ignore the ACLU is in our hands. If we ignore them, they are powerless.

I live in a small town. If the ACLU came to our town and threatened to sue if we did not do as then demanded, we would ignore them. No policemen, Sheriff or elected official would defy the will of the people to make the ACLU happy.
18 posted on 01/11/2005 10:09:27 AM PST by wmileo
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To: Jay777

ping please?


19 posted on 01/11/2005 10:10:28 AM PST by Lovergirl (Proud member of the Pajama Brigade.)
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To: Lovergirl

Added to the list, thanks.


20 posted on 01/11/2005 10:12:31 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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