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WASHINGTON — The
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to decide whether it’s unconstitu
tional for children in public
schools to pledge their allegiance
to “one nation under God.”
The Pledge of Allegiance
case pushes the court into an
emotional argument over reli
gion, patriotism and schools.
Activists on both sides of the
church-state divide immediately
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the court’s modern history.
Generations of schoolchildren
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hand on heart, to recite the oath
that begins, “I pledge allegiance
to the Hag of the United States of
America.”
Sometime next year, the high
court will hear the case of a
California atheist who objects to
the pledge his 9-year-old daugh
ter’s teacher leads daily. The 9th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
San Francisco agreed with
Michael Newdow last year, and
the ruling set off a national
uproar.
Democrats and Republicans in
Congress criticized the decision
and quickly passed a law affirm
ing references to God in the
pledge and the national motto,
“In God We Trust.” President
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measure, called the appeals court
decision ridiculous.
The ruling is on hold pending
the court challenge.
Newdow, a doctor and lawyer
representing himself in the case,
was pleased the court agreed to
hear the appeal.
“As a father, it’s important that
my child should be able to choose
which religious beliefs are most
appropriate without the govern
ment weighing in,” he said.
The Constitution guarantees
there will be no government
“establishment of religion,”
wording that has
come to mean a
general ban on
overt govern
ment sponsor
ship of religion
in public schools
and elsewhere.
The line
between God and
halt to a national effort aimedj
removing any religious phrase
reference from our culture,” sail
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel offc
American Center for Law al
Justice, a law firm founded byfe
Rev. Pat Robertson.
Most lawyers who watch tie
court had predicted the justices
would not take on the highlyditi-
sive pledge case. The court coiili
have resolved the matter without
hearing the case on its merits.
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government can
be fuzzy, howev
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recent public
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debate over dis
play of the bibli
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“This case represents an
important opportunity to put a
who has told the court she has
no objection to the pledge.
In another surprise, Justice
Antonin Scalia said he will not
take part in the case. He did not
explain why, but Newdow had
challenged Scalia’s impartiality
based of remarks Scalia madeata
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vance this year. Scalia said the
issue would be better decided by
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