Below are excerpts of some of the thoughtful commentaries on the 9th Circuit decision tempering the hysterical outbursts against it: “The ‘Under God’ addition, by identifying patriotism with religion, excludes …
Day: November 22, 2013
Journalist, Statesman, Atheist (August 2002)
Atheist politicians seem to be an endangered species these days, but things were very different a century to a century-and-a-half ago. Between the mid-1800s and the start of World War …
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Freethought Mentor (August 2002)
With an affectionate but alcoholic father, a vain and distant mother, a husband who turned out to be unfaithful and a mother-in-law so domineering that she controlled her son’s finances …
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Atheist Returns From Foxhole (August 2002)
Although I am nearly a year late, please let me now take the time to publicly apologize to Ms. Kathleen Parker, whose guest editorial in the September 30, 2001, USA …
Justices Stevens, Bryer and Souter Dissent (August 2002)
Stevens Dissent “The Court’s Decision Is Profoundly Misguided” Justice Stevens, dissentingIs a law that authorizes the use of public funds to pay for the indoctrination of thousands of grammar school …
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Pledge Swears Allegiance to Monotheism (August 2002)
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MICHAEL A. NEWDOW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. US CONGRESS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States; STATE OF …
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Ninth Circuit Pledges Support to Constitutional Principle (November 2003)
In the now-famous lawsuit brought by Sacramento physician Michael A. Newdow, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision on June 26 declaring the words “under God” …
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La Crosse Lawsuit Filed (August 2002)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s newest lawsuit is against the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin, over the placement of a Ten Commandments tombstone marker in a downtown city park. “The …
Good News for Ireland by Nicolas Johnson (June/July 2002)
Ireland on March 6 of this year once again held a referendum to amend the constitution on the matter of abortion. The amendment submitted to the electorate would have further …
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