Hi Tamar,

Been way busy...

>>So, is Michael Newdow still the poster boy for athiesm? <g>
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>I couldn't care less about Michael Newdow or even about atheism in this instance. I think the decision is right and that the phrase "under God" doesn't belong in the pledge. I honestly believe the pledge is stronger and more meaningful without it:

Well, I'm comfortable that we disagree here.

My 'take' is pretty simple: Why are those who are exercising their right to not use the words that offend them wanting to force me to not say the words I want to say? Just another sort of reverse discrimination it seems.

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>... one nation, indivisible, ...
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>As soon as you insert "under God" in there, you've just divided it.

Hmm.. Doesn't the english defintion for the word 'under' have an inclusive notion contained in it?

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>The best column I've read on the topic comes from Nat Hentoff, perhaps the greatest living civil libertariarn:
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>http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0227/hentoff.php
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>Tamar

Best,


DD

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