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Ban The Pledge of Allegiance?
On June 26, 2002, the Pledge of Allegiance was banned temporarily from the public school system. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the most liberal of the appeal courts in the US, has decided that since the pledge contains the phrase “under God,” it is an unconstitutional establishment of religion. ... Just because the pledge states “under God,” it doesn’t mean it’s being referred to the Christian God, Buddha God, or any other God in particular. If the 9th Circuit Court is so worried about the Pledge saying “under God,” why isn’t anything being done to ban “In God We Trust” off of currency at this time? ...
If banning “In God We Trust” off of currency is ridiculous, why make such a big deal of The Pledge? ...
“The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to ban the Pledge of Allegiance is a new all-time low for our Nation’s Judicial system, and its on-going efforts to purge God from public life. The Pledge of Allegiance is voluntary and does not stand as an endorsement of religion. The Pledge stands as an endorsement of patriotism, liberty, and justice, the very pillars of moral fortitude that built our great Nation,” said Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis at a ruling held to ban the Pledge. ... Congress, State of California and others in asking the 9th Circuit to reconsider its initial ruling that schoolchildren could no longer recite the pledge because of the phrase "one nation under God. ... "The Justice Department will spare no effort to preserve the rights of all our citizens to pledge allegiance to the American flag. We will defend the ability of Americans to declare their patriotism through the time-honored tradition of voluntarily reciting the pledge," Ashcroft said.
The court stressed in its ruling that the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance by Congress in 1954, to make a political and religious statement at a time when the country was terrified of communism.
Approximate Word count = 1538
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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