Atheist Lawsuit Embraces New Tactic

A family in New Jersey is suing a local school district in an effort to have the words “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance, embracing a new strategy to use the state’s constitution to go after the popular recitation.

 

he lawsuit against Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in Aberdeen, N.J., was filed this week by the American Humanist Association, a secular activist group, on behalf of parents who wish to remain anonymous, USA Today reported.

 

The organization and the family are arguing that mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance constitutes discrimination against atheists under the New Jersey constitution.

 

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