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Atheist lawyer Michael Newdow is once again trying to have the phrase "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance-this time in New Hampshire.David Cortman, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, says Newdow seems to be on a mission to destroy America's Christian heritage. He believes Newdow will not be happy until all of the founding fathers' documents are censored to remove any reference to God.Newdow has filed the latest in his series of lawsuits against references to God in government oaths, ceremonies, and pledges in the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire-a move that Cortman equates with "venue shopping.""Enough is enough," states Cortman. "He should not be allowed to roam the country and try to find a suitable court that will agree with his musings."Cortman finds it ironic that Newdow complains about the imposition created when an atheist is allegedly "forced" to listen to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance. "While he complains consistently about the impositions of certain religious beliefs on him from the majority," he continues, "his goal is actually to impose his beliefs on the rest of us."The Alliance Defense Fund has filed a "friend of the court" brief opposing Newdow's latest legal assault on the Pledge of Allegiance. According to an ABC News-Washington Post poll taken in 2004, 89 percent of Americans say the Pledge should contain the phrase "under God."As in the days of Noah....
