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12%  
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  • Atheist Calls Pledge Unconstitutional

    03/24/2004 10:33:48 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 122 replies · 432+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | 3/24/04 | Gina Holland - AP
    WASHINGTON - A California atheist told the Supreme Court Wednesday that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are unconstitutional and offensive to people who don't believe there is a God. Michael Newdow, who challenged the Pledge of Allegiance on behalf of his daughter, said the court has no choice but to keep it out of public schools. "It's indoctrinating children," he said. "The government is supposed to stay out of religion." But some justices said they were not sure if the words were intended to unite the country, or express religion. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist noted...