DEAR EDITOR:
According to an article in The Dispatch Oct. 14, the Supreme
Court has consented to hear the case of deleting
”
Under God
”
from the Pledge of Allegiance — my, how nice of them!
DEAR EDITOR:
According to an article in The Dispatch Oct. 14, the Supreme Court has consented to hear the case of deleting “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance — my, how nice of them!
The case is bizarre. The ex-wife of the man who initiated the case against the wording in the Pledge states her 10-year old daughter really did not demand exclusion of the wording, but was coached by her father to support the demand. The mother also states that at this time the daughter has no objection to the wording “Under God.”
What is really bizarre is the thinking of the three judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco who ruled against the words “Under God” with such flimsy evidence. These judges are products of our educational system and law school teaching – what else would you expect from an atheistic system.
A good example of the public school’s supression of the Christian religion (that’s the God of the Pledge) is found in the current textbooks. Most students are exposed to the famous statement of Patrick Henry of the American Revolution: “Give me liberty or give me death,” but all too often omitted is the context of the quote. Here is what Patrick Henry actually said: “An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone. Is life so dear, or the peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery? Forbid it Almighty God, I know not what course others may take,but for me give me liberty or give me death.”
Note how the context of his quoted statement has been erased from our school textbooks. Any reference to God is politically incorrect – no wonder our Judges are unlearned and atheistic – they are products of our educational system.
J.G. McCormack, Gilroy
Submitted Monday, Oct. 20 to ed****@****ic.com
