Posted on 05/21/2015 4:10:12 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
An atheist activist is planning to file lawsuits claiming the phrase “In God We Trust” on American money is “offensive” and “unlawful.”
“It violates the first ten words of the Bill of Rights (‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion’) and it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA),” said Michael Newdow, who is also a lawyer and doctor. “Unfortunately, because Constitutional principles can be twisted and perverted, the challenges to this practice under the Establishment Clause have, so far, failed.”
Newdow wrote a guest post on the Friendly Atheist blog last week, arguing that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may help atheists challenge the phrase. Under the act, Newdow is claiming that the phrase is a constitutional violation.
“Imagine if Christians had to carry on their body something they disagree with religiously, like ‘Jesus is a lie’ — how long do you think that would stand?” Newdow told website ThinkProgress. “But atheists are so denigrated in this society that people accept this without a second thought.”
According to ThinkProgress, Newdow can argue that atheism is a religion and is exempt under the RFRA or he can argue that the word “God” is offensive.
In 2013, a judge found that Newdow’s claim that “One Nation Under God” violated the First Amendment was unfounded, according to The Blaze.
Already tried. Rejdct it. Prdedent already set. Love with it.
That is what they tell us.
Yeah. I mean it's not like officially atheistic governments killed more people than anything else in the 20th century.
(Cough.)
Live, not love. Stupid tablet.
It establishes no religion. God to some people could be a Tuna sandwich.
What’s next...crosses on churches?
We’ve already had that lawsuit here. The churches lost.
I don’t believe in atheists.
I used to be an atheist (or so I thought), and I remember reading about this guy back then. That was a long time ago. I’m surprised he’s still making headlines.
He needs to get a life.
Michael Newdow...and Mikey Weinstein.....
these morons give the Mikeys and Michaels of this Nation a very bad name indeed
Also he was involved in a child custody case years ago.
I'm sure I agreed with one of his arguments years ago. I don't understand why I ever agreed with him. What was I thinking? LOL.
All he is achieving is the creation of a lot of ill will.
This jerk is still around? Cue the “Not this $h*t Again” picture.
Indeed they would, and the notion that without a God there could be no Satan would never cross their minds.
“In Obozo We Trust”
Moe Americans put their trust in and worship government than they do God. Putting that slogan on devalued scrap paper is actually pretty disrespectful.
impala - Most excellent! That was my first thought when I read the headline... Does this guy know the origin of his own name?
Better yet have the athiests stop using the money. They need to stand by their principles, not destroy ours.
In my opinion, you were probably an agnostic in search of proof of the Divine. Many who think themselves atheistic have in fact not rejected belief in the existence of a higher Being.
..... Using this group as a way to effect philosophical "Change" in the masses that will more closely align with this administration's vision for this country ... gives them the ability to do this without the appearance of actual official government involvement.
..... Marxist–Leninist atheism is a part of the wider Marxist–Leninist philosophy which rejects religion and advocates a materialist understanding of nature.
I kind of wondered where this particular attention whore had gone.
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