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He is my final comments on this subject? You may have the last word.
Newdow is a busy body who has a problem with God and Religion. He is part of the minority that has the gall to think he is going to dictate what the majority may or may not say. This is not a Religious issue with me. My Children will recite the POA as I teach them.
Newdow has used his Daughter to advance HIS political agenda. If he were truly a caring father that wanted what was best (for a child that HE IS NOT a Major player in his life I might add through his choices and actions) for her he would not have used her in such a way.
We Are talking about a person that is trying to tell the president of the united states and the rest of us how the president may swear the oath of office just because he has a problem with the words "so help me God." When Newdow is elected President he may swear the oath of Office any way he pleases for all I care.
I think we in the majority have just about reached our boiling point over those who insist on telling us what is acceptable speech and what is not.

I think Michael Newdow is probably an abrasive, obnoxious individual who combines some of the worst characteristics of lawyers and doctors. However, that doesn't make him a bad father and that doesn't mean his daughter deserves to be robbed of one of her parents.

Parents can and frequently do have political causes involving their children. Where is the line between honestly trying to improve the lives of your children and "using them to further a political agenda"? In other words, why is Michael Newdow accused of using his children while the parents in the Ohio school voucher case are not? I think a good part of the answer lies in the fact that Michael Newdow is an out-spoken atheist who has won an unpopular decision. While we may never be 100% certain of the private thoughts and motives of other people, I believe, looking at the actions of Michael Newdow, that he has actually sought to shield his daughter from publicity compared to many other politically active parents, and that this is indicative of sincerity rather than hubris.