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Post by bot on Jun 15, 2004 0:13:17 GMT -5
Supreme Court preserves God in Pledge of Allegiance www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/06/14/pledge/index_np.html- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - By Anne Gearan June 14, 2004 | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court preserved the phrase "one nation, under God," in the Pledge of Allegiance, ruling Monday that a California atheist could not challenge the patriotic oath but sidestepping the broader question of separation of church and state. At least for now, the decision -- which came on Flag Day -- leaves untouched the practice in which millions of schoolchildren around the country begin the day by reciting the pledge.
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