Jason Jackson, "Baseball, Apple Pie, and Persecution," Christian Courier. Referenced at: http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1219-baseball-apple-pie-and-persecution
"Washington's Farewell Address, 1796," Yale Law School Library. Referenced at: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
America's Christian History: George Washington. Referenced at: http://www.whateveristrue.com/heritage/washington.htm
"Washington's Vision," Historic Valley Forge. Referenced at: http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/vision.html (also in the Library of Congress)
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs," Monticello. Referenced at: http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-religious-beliefs
Church of the Holy Trinity v. U.S., 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
William J. Federer, ed., America's God and Country, Fame Publishing Inc., 1996.
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence. (blog) http://liberty-virtue-independence.blogspot.com/2009/09/seperation-examination-of-record.html [The purpose of this blog is to inform readers of the profound positive influence of Christianity upon history, culture, and American heritage]
Nando Di Fino, "Bernie Goldberg Turns Tebow Discussion Into Soapbox On Religion...." December 14, 2011. Referenced at: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-goldberg-turns-tebow-discussion-into-soapbox-on-religion-ridiculous-to-think-the-earth-is-6000-years-old%E2%80%99/
Reza Aslan, "Grand Ayatollah or Grand Old Party?," Foreign Policy, February 29, 2012. Referenced at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/29/grand_ayatollah_or_grand_old_party
Cantwell v. Connecticut, 60 U.S. 900 (1940)
South Carolina v. United States, 26 U.S. 110 (1905). [quote found on pg. 111]
Jaffree v. Board of School Commissioners, 459 U.S. 1314 (1983).
Abington School District v. Schempp, 83 U.S. 1560 (1963)
Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984).
School District of Abington Township v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203, 225 (1963)
Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U.S. 97 (1968).
Larson v. Valente, 456 U.S. 228 (1982).
Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990).
Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security Report, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," April 7, 2009. Referenced at: http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf
Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38 (1968). [Anyone wishing an in-depth look at the discussions attending the First Amendment's religious rights and the intent behind them should read Justice William Rehnquist's dissenting opinion]
David DeGerolamo, Why Are Socialists Afraid of Christianity?," NC Renegade, March 10, 2012. Referenced at: http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/why-are-socialists-afraid-of-christianity/
Casey Luskin, "No, Ninth Circuit, the Relevant Law in C.F. v. Capistrano Unified School District Was Indeed "Clearly Established," Evolution News, Oct. 20, 2011. Referenced at: http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/10/no_ninth_circuit_the_relevant_052081.html
"Atheist Michael Newdow: Attacks on Christianity," Radio Broadcast of November 27, 2005. Referenced at:
http://www.jonsquillministries.org/MEAntiC16.htm
Ben Witherington, " Angry Apostles of Atheism Attack," January 11, 2008. Referenced at: http://benwitherington.blogspot.com/2007/01/angry-apostles-of-atheism-attack.html
blogsite: http://www.animeonline.net/f4/why-do-some-atheist-hate-christians-religion-so-much-47859/
Newdow v. U.S. Congress, 292 F.3d 597 (9th Cir.2002) - also listed as 328 F.3d 00-16423, 466 (9th cir. 2003). [This lawsuit was originally filed in 2000 by Michael Newdow on behalf of his daughter. He said that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance amounted to an unconstitutional establishment of religion. The district court held that the pledge was constitutional. The decision was appealed and led to a 2002 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are an endorsement of religion and therefore violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The mother of the child at issue, Michael Newdow's ex-wife, then filed suit to challenge the decision and the case then went to the U.S. Supreme Court, as Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1 (2004).
On June 14, 2004, the Supreme Court held Michael Newdow, as a non-custodial parent, did not have standing to bring the suit on his daughter's behalf. The mother was previously given sole custody of the daughter. The Ninth Circuit's decision was thus reversed as a matter of procedural law].
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