Atheist back before appellate court over “under God” in Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency

Michael Newdow, the atheist doctor turned lawyer, once again is bringing his case against “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

In a hearing scheduled for 9 o’clock this morning -- the same day he will face the U.S. Justice Department and Sacramento’s Rio Linda Unified School District in court over the pledge -- Newdow, in a separate action, is challenging the use of “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency.

Read entire article, December 4, 2007