“Under God” and “In God We Trust” Survive 9th Circuit

Don’t let anyone tell that there is no hope for America!  This week, the Ninth Circuit upheld the Pledge of Allegiance as a constitutional political exercise that is not in violation of the so-called “separation of church and state.”  The liberal circuit also upheld the constitutionality of our nations motto, “In God We Trust.”  Rulings like this should give the patriots resilience to keep fighting for the values our nation was founded upon.  Here are some of the excerpts from the Ninth Circuits’ opinion:

“The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded and for which we continue to strive: one Nation under God—the Founding Fathers’ belief that the people of this nation are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; indivisible—although we have individual states, they are united in one Republic; with liberty —the government cannot take away the people’s inalienable rights; and justice for all—everyone in America is entitled to “equal justice under the law” (as is inscribed above the main entrance to our Supreme Court). Millions of people daily recite these words when pledging allegiance to the United States of America.”

“Congress had two primary purposes in including the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge: (1) to underscore the political philosophy of the Founding Fathers that God granted certain inalienable rights to the people which the government cannot take away; and (2) to add the note of importance which a Pledge to our Nation ought to have and which ceremonial references to God invoke.”

“We hold that the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the Establishment Clause because Congress’ ostensible and predominant purpose was to inspire patriotism and that the context of the Pledge—its wording as a whole, the preamble to the statute, and this nation’s history—demonstrate that it is a predominantly patriotic exercise. For these reasons, the phrase “one Nation under God” does not turn this patriotic exercise into a religious activity.” 

Here is our message to you:  “Keep the faith.”  We will continue to fight for religious liberty and the values our nation was founded upon.  When Ninth Circuit issues a ruling that preserves our nations heritage, you should be encouraged that the conservatives of this nation are rising-up and that the battle for our culture will not be lost!   

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