Supreme Court And Pledge

[master_alterserver]

It was quted in the paper and it happens a few times.

[ilovechrist]

[quote name='Sojourner' date='Mar 25 2004, 09:36 AM'] Where did you see this? I've never heard of the court commenting on someone's argument before releasing a ruling ... [/quote]
Yahoo! News said they released some of that during lunch. but the OFFICIAL ruling came in and the Under God stays, for they ruled that "the constitution was formed under it" and so forth.

[Iacobus]

A. Scaila made a comment on the case but was forced to remove himself from the ruling. I havn't seen that it was thrown out.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='ilovechrist' date='Mar 25 2004, 04:07 PM'] Yahoo! News said they released some of that during lunch. but the OFFICIAL ruling came in and the Under God stays, for they ruled that "the constitution was formed under it" and so forth. [/quote]
I'd love it if you provided a link to the article you're referring to.

[mamalove]

I find it kinda ironic that the little girl at the center of this all WANTS to recite the pledge with the words "under God" because she is a Christian being raised by her mother.

[Sojourner]

Yes; it's also interesting that they wouldn't let her listen to the arguments before the court, but her father is ostensibly arguing on her behalf.

[master_alterserver]

Scalia was right! They should have ruled in an earlier court.

[AngelofJesus]

Again, 5% of the population challenges 95% of us, God fearing. Thats 285 milliion of us vs 15 million. Oh well, whatever the outcome it will not change my devotion.
But I wonder if "free will" plays a part in this. I mean even if we pray, if the Judges have made up their mind about this, God is not going to change their will to conform to our prayers. But then again He might just. But then He will be contradicting Himself. But then He might just slap those judges silly and make them change their minds. Pray as we might, this could be a sign of our times and it just means that we must, on our part, continue our God given duty of evangalizing. This could be a wake up call for all devouts to work extra hard to spread the Word of God. Make them feel the way we feel, so no matter what they take away from us, "they will never take away our freedom!" Braveheart or the way we feel and believe. Anyway, just my thoughts. Share your thoughts with me, please.

[NewFaithMan21]

Im happy...but I know this is going to come up again. If they dont want to say it then they dont have to say it.

[Sojourner]

I hope I'm not beating a dead horse, but there still seems to be some confusion here regarding what's going on with this case. So in the interest of keeping faulty information from spreading ...

Arguments in the case involving the inclusion of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. When the court hears arguments, attorneys for both sides present their cases and are questioned by the nine justices.

In this case, Antonin Scalia recused himself, at the request of one of the parties involved, because of comments he had made prior to hearing the arguments that suggested he had made up his mind already on the case. So only eight justices heard arguments.

Then, the court takes time to consider what its opinion will be. This is a process that typically takes several months. The court will do research to find prior cases that have a bearing on the direction of this ruling, and will discuss amongst themselves what opinion will be issued. Majority vote wins, and the minority will often enter a dissenting opinion explaining why they didn't agree with the majority.

The court does not comment on arguments before issuing an decision, and there has been no ruling in this case at this time. The ruling is expected sometime in June.

I appreciate the desire to celebrate, but save your exuberance until there's something to celebrate, and keep up the prayers.