The Supreme Court takes up God and the flag.President Bush has written that the pledge is a way of "seeking the wisdom and guidance of divine providence In theology, Divine Providence, or simply Providence, is the sovereignty, superintendence, or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout history. Etymology This word comes from Latin providentia "foresight, precaution", from pro- ." John Kerry  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. said that the [lower court] ruling holding "under God" in the pledge unconstitutional was "the most absurd thing.... That's not the establishment of religion." Also in support of the phrase are majorities in Congress and the attorneys general of all 50 states. The only thing this pest Michael Newdow Michael Arthur Newdow (born June 24 1953 in New York City) is a Sacramento, California attorney and emergency medicine physician. He is best known for his efforts to bar public schools in the United States from reciting the current version of the Pledge of Allegiance because of its has going for him is that he's right. Those of us who believe in God don't need to inject our faith into a patriotic affirmation and coerce all schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl;(at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school into going along. The insertion of "under God" by Congress in 1954 was a mistake then; hut knocking the words out, and offending the religious majority, would be a mistake now. The solution is for the Supreme Court to require teachers to inform students they have the right [in addition to not saying the pledge entirely] to remain silent for a few seconds while others choose to say "under God." |
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