Michael Newdow
Michael Newdow
Michael Arthur Newdowis an American attorney and emergency medicine physician. He is best known for his efforts to have recitations of the current version of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools in the United States declared unconstitutional because of its inclusion of the phrase "under God". He also filed and lost a lawsuit to stop the invocation prayer at President Bush's second inauguration and in 2009 he filed a lawsuit to prevent references to God and religion from being...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth24 June 1953
CountryUnited States of America
I believe I am strengthening the Constitution with my case.
The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.
It was never concluded and violated the Constitution, ... I think that is wrong - I'm happy that the idea is getting recognized and that a judge recognized that.
It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit.
No person who denies the existence of a supreme being shall hold any office under this Constitution.
Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution.
I don't ever talk about it, ... There are some Christians (co-workers) who argue I'm doing something bad, but this (lawsuit) is pro-liberty, pro-equality. The government is required to stay out of the religion business.
one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Imagine every morning if the teachers had the children stand up, place their hands over their hearts, and say, 'We are one nation that denies God exists,
I think that everybody would not be sitting here saying, 'Oh, what harm is that.' They'd be furious. And that's exactly what goes on against atheists. And it shouldn't.
I think they'll agree. That is the ultimate goal to get the Pledge of Allegiance to be for all Americans.
Our churches are very strong in this nation and I think that's great and everybody should have the ability to worship as he or she sees fit.
free from a coercive requirement to affirm God.
because I am an atheist and this offends me.