‘Under God’ can remain in Pledge, group says

[rug]

Kathleen Hopkins
1:57 p.m. EST February 6, 2015

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the Matawan-Aberdeen school district seeking to remove the words “under God,’’ from the Pledge of Allegiance recited daily by students.

Superior Court Judge David F. Bauman issued a written decision on Wednesday saying that the recitation of those words in the pledge in schools does not violate rights guaranteed to individuals under the New Jersey Constitution.

Bauman’s ruling dismisses a lawsuit filed last year by the American Humanist Society, an organization that works to protect the rights of atheists and other non-religious groups, seeking to remove “under God,’’ from the pledge recited daily in the school district.

In it, the judge cited historical evidence that the nation’s founding fathers and the writers of New Jersey’s constitution exhibited faith in and reliance upon God.

http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county-bayshore/2015/02/06/pledge-allegiance-lawsuit/22982555/

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I think he's a mite confused....

... especially here:

“As a matter of historical tradiation, the words “under God’ can no more be expunged from the national consciousness than the words “In God We Trust’ from every coin in the land, than the words “so help me God’ from every presidential oath since 1789, or than the prayer that has opened every congressional session of legislative business since 1787.’’

Pledge was "godless" til 1954.

Yes?

The Humanists are appealing it. Good.

[rug]

2. I can't find the text of the decision.

If you come across it, please post it.

The intriguing thing here is it looks like he based his decision on the New Jersey Constitution, not the federal Constitution.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. I've actually managed it. All my money says 'visa' on it.

[LiberalEsto]

3. Under God was added to the pledge in the 1950s or 60s, I believe

and should be removed.

[okasha]

4. 1954.

And yes, it should go.

[Major Nikon]

5. The whole pledge should be removed

The government compelling children to blindly pledge allegiance to their government sounds like something Hitler would do. In fact, he did.

http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2009/07/hitlers-youth-1934.html

[rug]

6. I agree. It should be trashed, with or without God in it.