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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
'Under God'
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applaud U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton's decision that requiring children to recite a Pledge of Allegiance that contains the phrase 'under God' in public schools is unconstitutional. So few Americans understand the law regarding separation of church and state, especially the Bush administration.
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od in the Pledge of Allegiance; God on the coins; The Ten Commandments in public spaces; nativity scenes in public places; chaplains at the armed services schools; intelligent design/creationism in science classes; prayer in the classrooms. Each of these I have heard argued is no big deal. But take them together, and then will we see that the wall between church and state has been breached?
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hen we have the theocracy we are advancing toward, what will we recognize as the moment when we should have realized? Rulings such as Karlton's are a bright light in a dark America of religious conservatism. May the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court be so enlightened, should the verdict reach their benches.
Posted by fm on September 20, 2005 at 12:18 AM