The nation's highest court announced Monday that it has rejected an appeal by Michael Newdow, a Sacramento man who contested a decision by a federal appeals court to keep "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency. Newdow argued that the statement makes him a carrier of a religious message, and said that it is unconstitutional and an infringement on his religious beliefs.
The California-based Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October that the nation's motto is a historic statement and should remain on U.S. coins and currency. Jacquie Sullivan of In God We Trust America tells OneNewsNow that she is overjoyed at hearing the court's decision on the issue.
"Michael Newdow is so in the minority,” Sullivan said, “and I think people are realizing that he really is just trying to chip away at what makes our country great and what is important to Americans. I could just cry -- I'm so touched by this."
Newdow has fought to remove references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sullivan notes that the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court sets a precedent for how the court will likely rule on future challenges to the issue.
The California-based Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October that the nation's motto is a historic statement and should remain on U.S. coins and currency. Jacquie Sullivan of In God We Trust America tells OneNewsNow that she is overjoyed at hearing the court's decision on the issue.
"Michael Newdow is so in the minority,” Sullivan said, “and I think people are realizing that he really is just trying to chip away at what makes our country great and what is important to Americans. I could just cry -- I'm so touched by this."
Newdow has fought to remove references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sullivan notes that the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court sets a precedent for how the court will likely rule on future challenges to the issue.
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