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2006/6/13-14 [Politics/Domestic/Crime] UID:43375 Activity:nil
6/13    http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=35168
        "Judge Frank Damrell said the minted words amount to a secular
         national slogan, and don't force Michael Newdow to believe in one
         God."
        Whether or not you agree w/ the ruling, how can that possibly be
        considered a secular slogan?
        \_ In much the same way that Xmas has become a commercial holiday?
           I'm quibbling, perhaps....
           \_ commercial != secular  (e.g. "megachurches")
              \_ Church'N'Munch!
        \_ Maybe the judge needs to see the definition of 'secular' in the
           dictionary.  Didn't Stephen Colbert say something like "I don't
           care if you're Muslim or Hindu or Jewish, there are many ways to
           accept Jesus as your savior"
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www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=35168
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit from an atheist who said the words "In God We Trust" on US coins violate his constitutional rights. Advertisement Judge Frank Damrell said the minted words amount to a secular national slogan, and don't force Michael Newdow to believe in one God. Newdow also lost an effort two years ago to have the Pledge of Allegiance banned from public schools because it contains the words "under God." The US Supreme Court said he lacked standing to bring the case because he didn't have custody of the daughter on whose behalf he sued. A federal judge sided with Newdow last September after he filed an identical lawsuit on behalf of parents with children in three public schools.