Has atheism become the default religion protected by the [[Establishment Clause]]? The [[Ninth Circuit]] asked this question in its dissent when the court refused to hear ''[[en banc]]'' the infamous Pledge of Allegiance case brought by Michael Newdow in 2003 (''[[Newdow v. U.S. Congress]]''). Is the Court right? Has judicial hostility towards anything religious voided our state constitutions, our monuments, and our history? | Has atheism become the default religion protected by the [[Establishment Clause]]? The [[Ninth Circuit]] asked this question in its dissent when the court refused to hear ''[[en banc]]'' the infamous Pledge of Allegiance case brought by Michael Newdow in 2003 (''[[Newdow v. U.S. Congress]]''). Is the Court right? Has judicial hostility towards anything religious voided our state constitutions, our monuments, and our history? |