It’s why they sue to get the Ten Commandments
out of our court rooms, and why they use the Internet and other public forums
to make fun of believers.
A recent lawsuit by atheists
attempted to sue a school for its continued use of the phrase “And under God”
on public property. What happened next was incredible.
The American Humanist Association
recently filed a lawsuit against a local school district for including the
phrase “And under God” during the pledge of allegiance on school property. The
lawsuit contends that by having the phrase as part of the pledge of allegiance,
they are breaking the law separating church and state.
The lawsuit went in front of a judge
today, and he made a very important decision. The judge completely dismissed
the lawsuit.
Before the judge’s decision, a
spokesperson for the American Humanist Association told reporters, “The current
pledge practice marginalizes atheist and humanist kids as something less than
ideal patriots, merely because they don’t believe the nation is under God.”
One of the students at the school
released a statement about the judge’s decision. “I’m so grateful the court
decided that kids like me shouldn’t be silenced just because some people object
to timeless American values.”
A similar case was dismissed in
Massachusetts last year. It’s good to see judges can see the value of freedom
of speech. If an atheist doesn’t want to say that part of the Pledge, they
don’t have to. No one’s forcing them to utter a word.
But to try and sue to have it
excluded, especially when so much of our countries valuable heritage is
ingrained and enmeshed with the phrase is both disrespectful and ignorant.
http://teapartyupdate.com/atheists-just-lost-major-lawsuit/
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