Americana and God under attack again

Just when you thought America's traditions were safe from Michael Newdow he returns.

Remember Newdow? He was the atheist who sued his daughter's school because she was being forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance (*gasp*) and it contained the phrase "Under God" in it (*gasp*). Remember his claim that his daughter was traumatized by being forced to utter the Pledge of Allegiance. And then it turned out that not only did he not have custody of the girl, thus making him unable to file suit as her representative, but she did not mind the Pledge or God.

Well, he's back. He also got a bit of a smackdown.

Michael Newdow, a doctor and lawyer, is suing four Sacramento-area school districts on behalf several atheist children and their families.

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Newdow suffered a setback Monday in his latest case when the judge said he plans to throw out several parts of Newdow's lawsuit.

U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton indicated that he planned to block Newdow from having the pledge itself and the words "under God" declared unconstitutional. His lawsuit instead would focus strictly on whether reciting the pledge in public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, meaning Newdow could still have the pledge barred from schools if he prevails in the long-shot effort.

Well, good. Though I am not a religious person I find it to be a horrible road that the nation is travelling by pushing for a freedom FROM religion.

Then Newdow shows exactly how out-to-lunch he is. "We're a despised minority." Michael, you have it wrong. Atheists are not despised. In fact the belief itself is respected. It is the activists like yourself who are trying to impose your worldview on everyone that are despised.