usatoday.com - 1/9/2009
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Michael Newdow, left, a California atheist who challenged the Pledge of Allegiance on behalf of his daughter, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington in 2004. Newdow told the court that the words "under God" are unconstitutional and offensive to people who don't believe in God. ...
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... (Actually, no eyewitness ever claimed that Washington said "so help me God," although his inauguration speech was steeped in religion.) ...
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... ” in the January 19th edition of Newsweek. In fact, Beth Hahn, historical editor for the U.S. Senate Historical Office, notes that “So help me God” was first “eyewitnessed” and documented during Chester A. Arthur’s September 22, 1881, inauguration, duly noted in the New York Times . The presidential oath of office as indicated by the Constitution merely requires these 35 words: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office ofpresident of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the ...
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