Joe Pitts: “Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether children should be allowed to say the words "under God" in the…”

“Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether children should be allowed to say the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. In 2002, the 9th Circuit ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. The question raised was whether the Pledge forces an establishment of religion on the American people. Ninety percent of the American public answers this question "no." Yet it never ceases to amaze me that the radical activist minority in this country can use the courts and the first amendment on the one hand to permit targeting of children with pornography; and on the other hand they manipulate it to ban any reference to faith, God, or religion in public life. There is no way around it. That is an extremist agenda contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution, and it is contrary to the will of the people. The fact that this case even made it so far in the courts is a travesty. Our Founders believed, as the American people do, that there is an acceptable beneficial role for public faith and private convictions in the public life of this country. Those who say otherwise are mistaken.”