|
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday
that forcing children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in
public schools is an unconstitutional "endorsement of religion"
because of the phrase "under God". The phrase was added in
1954 by an act of Congress.
Ted Brehm was a congressional representative from Utah from
1948-1958. "What can I say? It was the 50's, we faced
the encroachment of the devil in our malt shops, on our Victrolas
with the Elvis Presley and in those pointy brassiers under
those soft fuzzy sweaters. We wanted to reinforce the beliefs
of good moral Americans in the mind of every school child."
|
