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Founders understood the wisdom of leaving god out of government.

Publication: American Atheist Magazine
Publication Date: 22-JUN-04 		Format: Online - approximately 528 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Founders understood the wisdom of leaving god out of government.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Article Excerpt
Dear Editor:

The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to rule on the merits of having the phrase "under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance. This is disappointing because there are many reasons to keep religion and government separate.

The United States was the first country that derived its power from a purely secular, non-religious basis. Nations before had kings and queens who used their supposed "God-given divine right" to rule. Instead of this top-down power structure, our founders...



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