The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 yesterday that references to “God” in both the Pledge of Allegiance and on coins and paper bills are not violating the separation of church and state. In the majority opinion Judge Carlos Bea wrote, “The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
This one comes to us from South Carolina where the state legislature approved a new license plate design available for purchase containing the words “I believe” and the image of a cross. Yesterday, a federal judge in SC shot down the license plates, saying “The ‘I Believe’ Act’s primary effect is to promote a specific religion, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Supreme Court has ruled that public parks can display a monument featuring the Ten Commandments without having to allow private groups to put up monuments of their own. Justices on Wednesday unanimously overturned a ruling that required the town of Pleasant Grove, Utah to give equal park space to the church of Summum, who [...]
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