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<DIV>Why is is that when an atheist files a law suit against the words "under
God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, it is front page news for months, but when a
devout Christian files a law suit against the words "under God" in the
Pledge of Allegiance, the media ignores it?</DIV>
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<DIV>I just finished reading the decision in a 4th circuit federal appeals court
case called Myers v. Loudon County Public Schools, #03-1364 for anyone who wants
to look it up at findlaw.com.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here is a description of the plaintiff and his complaint, from the text of
the court's ruling:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Myers belongs to the Anabaptist Mennonite faith, which condemns<BR>the
mixture of church and state. Anabaptist Mennonites are a Christian<BR>sect that
"left Central Europe in late 1600 because of religious<BR>persecution for belief
in the separation of church and state." (J.A. at<BR>7.) According to the
Mennonite Confession of Faith, "[t]he primary<BR>allegiance of all Christians is
to Christ’s kingdom, not the state or<BR>society. Because their citizenship is
in heaven, Christians are called<BR>to resist the idolatrous temptation to give
to the state the devotion that<BR>is owed to God." (J.A. at 7.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Now THAT is the original meaning and intent of the separation of church and
state. When an attempt was made to insert the words "Jesus Christ" into the
preamable of Virginia's Bill for Religious Liberty, James Madison responded "The
better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by
making it a topic of legislative discussion." The absence of any reference to
God in the United States Constitution was not an oversight, it results from
exactly the same motive.</DIV>
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<DIV>Why is denial of God, under cover of the First Amendment, getting all the
attention, while reliance on the First Amendment to promote reverence for God,
is quietly suppressed?</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV></BODY></HTML>