Reply #26: pledge v. invocation - there's a difference [View All]

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A lot of the discourse on this thread focuses on Newdow's suit challenging the pledge. Frankly, I don't have any problem with that lawsuit even though it caused Dem politicos to run for the hills. He is right about the pledge (even if saying it purports to be voluntary).

But I think his new lawsuit, which apparently challenges the presence of ministers delivering invocations at the inauguration (not sure if it challenges the use of a bible for the oath of office) goes a step further. No one is compelled (or even asked) to recite the prayer along with the minister. Its just trivializes the serious church-state issues and plays into the hands of the right.

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