Back in February, we told you about an atheist family in Massachusetts that has been engaged in a legal battle to
have “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. In a press
release sent out on Monday morning, the American Humanist Association
announced that the Middlesex Superior Court ruled against the family.
According to the statement, the atheist parents are already planning an
appeal.
As The Blaze previously reported,
the family decided to sue the Acton-Boxborough school system, claiming
that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance with the words “under
God” discriminates against their children. The parents, who wish to
remain anonymous, are identified only as John and Jane Doe. They have three children in the district — one in high school and two others in middle school.
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7 comments:
Maybe we can have Atheists labeled as a hate group.
Glad they lost and if Under God offends them - then go back to where you came from!!! Why are they here?!
We the people of the United States are tired of changing everything!!
AMEN a court seen these people as they are and turned them down..maybe of this group of people are so unhappy they can find a little island and form their own country and make laws to suit them.....and LEAVE us ALONE...
IF they are so offended by living in the USA, they can move out of the country to a place more to their liking.
Betcha they won't however ....
I happen to be a happily productive, moral American atheist. This is as much my country as you bigots that say I should leave. It would make as much sense for me to tell you to leave. You don't really hear atheists saying that though - do ya?
The Pledge was written in 1892. It was changed in 1954 due to political pressure to include "Under God". According to the authors family he would have disapproved of the change. It is just another example of right wing Christian elitism.
No atheist goes after any other religion. Atheists defend their right to believe whatever they want. Which is constantly being attacked by who? The Jews, Muslims, or Buddhists? NO, Christians.
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