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POLL: Should “Under God” be included in the Pledge of Allegiance?

By: Tracy Simmons

Date:

May 12, 2014

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Last week the legality of the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance was confirmed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

A group of atheists brought the case to court, arguing it violates the state’s equal rights amendment and is discriminatory against the children of atheists, humanists and other nontheists.

The Religion News Service reported that since the addition of the phrase “under God” in 1954, the pledge has faced repeated challenges. In 2004, one case reached the Supreme Court, but ultimately failed, as have all previous challenges.

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Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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