9th Circuit Court Upholds the Use of "Under God" in Pledge

I thought the 9th circuit court of appeals was supposed to be a quasi-communist entity but I guess I was wrong on that count.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs.

"The Pledge is constitutional," Judge Carlos Bea wrote for the majority in the 2-1 ruling. "The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded."

They also upheld the "In God we Trust" on our money:

In a separate 3-0 ruling Thursday, the appeals court upheld the inscription of the national motto "In God We Trust" on coins and currency, saying that the phrase is ceremonial and patriotic, not religious.

I think they are finally coming around to the idea that America was founded as a Christian nation and these sayings are just commemorating that fact. Even though we have changed some of the traditions we are still generally a Christian nation. Atheists might not this but it is still a fact.