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Offline Chris_

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Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance
« on: March 30, 2009, 08:00:44 AM »
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Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance

DALLAS —  A federal judge has dismissed the claims of a parent who wanted to remove the words "under God" from the Texas pledge of allegiance recited each morning by public schoolchildren.

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade ruled Thursday the state pledge may continue to reference God because the national pledge and four other states reference God or divine grace in their pledge, The Dallas Morning News reported Friday.

"A voluntary recitation of the Texas Pledge of Allegiance simply does not coerce students in the same way a school-sponsored prayer might," Kinkeade wrote in his opinion.

David Croft had argued that inserting the words were unconstitutional and amounted to a violation of separation of church and state. He and his wife, Shannon, sued on behalf of their three children who are enrolled at the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.

Previously, the Crofts unsuccessfully sued after an elementary teacher told one of their children to keep quiet because a minute for silence after the pledge was a "time for prayer."

A provision that took effect September 2003 changed the way schools start their days in Texas. Children are now allowed to "reflect, pray, meditate or engage in any other silent activities" for one minute after the state and national pledges of allegiance have been recited. A federal appeals court ruled last week that the law is constitutional.

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Good to see the judge got it right.
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Re: Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2009, 04:43:18 AM »
Quote from: lug-nut on March 30, 2009, 08:00:44 AM
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Good to see the judge got it right.

Yes, it's good to see that. But what happens after the parents appeal?
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Re: Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2009, 07:45:29 AM »
Quote from: Sam Adams on April 02, 2009, 04:43:18 AM
Yes, it's good to see that. But what happens after the parents appeal?
It won't go to the Ninth Circus Court, so it is likely to stand.
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Re: Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 01:43:36 AM »
We see how far the nation has fallen here. The fact that we are allowed to acknowledge God in the public square is actually newsworthy.
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Re: Judge Rules 'Under God' May Stay in Texas Pledge of Allegiance
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2009, 11:14:29 PM »
Glad to see this ruling
Under God was added for a reason, to remind both us and the world what we stand for as a country. In these times of unenviable turmoil this reminder is not only prudent but necessary to our survival as a christian nation.

For this I proudly state one nation under god so that all may hear
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