The American polity experienced a mass paroxysm last week when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the assertion, in the Pledge of Allegiance, that our nation is "under God" violates the First Amendment's prohibition against the establishment of religion. Vehement criticism from politicians, talk radio and the public at large reached such a fever pitch that the author of the court's opinion took the rare step of staying his own order pending the outcome of the appeal. The court's apparent desire to seek a head on collision with American patriotic fervor during the War on Terror is remarkable. … Continue reading You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me