Atheist Ethicist Journal

[...] out. I have looked up my local county party web sites where there is a list of candidates for public office. I am then sending those candidates that I judge might be receptive to the arguments the [...]

[...] , the reason 'under God' was added to the Pledge of Allegiance was to keep atheists out of public office and, in general, to promote public animosity towards atheists. This happened in 1954, during [...]

[...] - that the these practices are motivated and supported by a desire to block atheists from public office and from having a public voice. [...]

[...] (honestly) recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Again, the Pledge is a gate to keep atheists out of public office. [...]

[...] city staff to further study the issue. (Orange County Register: Rancho considers displaying 'In God We Trust') In saying this, the Council members gave as their reason that this is the national motto, [...]

[...] ;In God We Trust" in city hall. (See: Orange County Regiter, Rancho officials to discuss 'In God We Trust' motto) I've posted my comment in the newspaper. It is also possible to contact the City [...]

[...] to fight any battles. I know that there are people who think that opposing 'under God' and 'In God We Trust' is a mistake because of the strength of the backlash that such a camapaign will generate. I [...]

[...] advised against sending letters to political candidates. On the issue of 'under God' and 'In God We Trust', in particular, a candidate who takes whateve Political candidates are going to tell the [...]

[...] vjack, over at Atheist Revolution, is talking more seriously in recent weeks about ending anti-atheist bigotry (or, at least, fighting it). I recommend his most recent posting on the subject: Ending [...]

[...] Today is getting to be a busy day in the Pledge Project. In South Carolina, a lawsuit has been announced against the legislature for approving a [...]

[...] an email warning its members of the upcoming decision and directing them to a couple of the Pledge Project posts (Table of Contents, Sound Bytes) in making responses. Mattew Goldstein took the wording [...]

[...] country today where you can find a sign that says, “In God We Trust”. As part of the Pledge Project, if you live in one of these areas, I would like to ask that you go before whatever [...]

[...] Favorable Ruling in CA Pledge Case). The press release makes use of arguments found in the Pledge Project - that the these practices are motivated and supported by a desire to block atheists from [...]

[...] a poster that demonstrates one of the moral problems with "In God We Trust" as the national motto. I would not mind seeing the poster in a few civic buildings and schoolhouse walls myself. [...]

[...] 'In God We Trust') In saying this, the Council members gave as their reason that this is the national motto, and that is good enough. Apparently, they are not concerned at all with any protests one [...]

[...] . Another California Town Considers "In God We Trust" Another California town, Rancho Santa Margarita, is considering displaying the motto "In God We Trust" in city hall. (See: [...]

[...] Three Rancho Santa Margarita [California] City Council members said Wednesday they approve of displaying "In God [...]

[...] contempt." In fact, it simply reinforces the lesson that atheists cannot be good and patriotic Americans to have atheists conspicuously excluded from the Pledge of Allegiance. Rather than [...]

[...] conspicuously sit out the Pledge reinforces the lesson that atheists cannot be good and patriotic Americans. Rather than mitigating the harm, their exclusion adds to the harm. Setting up a Pledge of [...]

[...] . They want you to think in term of a “we” group of first-class citizens – true and patriotic Americans – who trust in God. And they want you to think that there is a second class of [...]

[...] as, "Students have freedom of speech, and this means they are free to hold anti-American values if they want to. In opting out of the Pledge, they are certainly showing disrespect for [...]

[...] as, "Students have freedom of speech, and this means they are free to hold anti-American values if they want to. In opting out of the Pledge, they are certainly showing disrespect for [...]

[...] of Allegiance was to keep atheists out of public office and, in general, to promote public animosity towards atheists. This happened in 1954, during the McCarthy era. Their specific target was atheist [...]

[...] of Allegiance was to keep atheists out of public office and, in general, to promote public animosity towards atheists. This happened in 1954, during the McCarthy era. Their specific target was atheist [...]

[...] pledge that is discriminatory. We can have a discriminatory pledge without patriotism, or a patriotic pledge with out discrimination, but no sense of justice can condone having a pledge that is both [...]