NewsMax.com Special Message

From: Christopher Ruddy
Editor, NewsMax.com

Dear NewsMax Supporter:

In an incredible decision that spits in the face of the beliefs and values of almost all Americans and our heroic forefathers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that it is illegal for students to say the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools or to even mention God in a public way.

Once some legal niceties are fulfilled, that will make reciting the Pledge of Allegiance a criminal offense in California, Oregon, Washington and six other Western states that are home to over 70 million Americans.

The court's ruling could easily be applied in the future to ban the Pledge and any mention of God from public life throughout the United States.

That's why it is imperative you sign our petition to save the Pledge and help NewsMax alert millions of Americans to this attempt to ban God from public life. Click Here to sign the petition.

If the court's ruling is taken to its logical end, teachers and others could eventually be charged with criminal and civil penalties for even suggesting America is "one nation under God."

This incredible decision threatens the moral basis of America, our freedom and the future of our country.

An America without God is unimaginable, yet the ultra-liberal 9th Circuit seems determined to strip every mention of God from our public institutions.

What is next? Removing the words "In God We Trust" from our currency?

Ending the non-denominational prayer that opens every session of Congress?

Banning the singing of "God Bless America" at public events?

Making it illegal for the Boy Scouts to uphold honesty and belief in God?

Chiseling off references to God from the walls of the Supreme Court and Congress?

For such a decision to be imposed when America is at war and facing deadly terrorist threats makes it all the more insane.

Don't think the Supreme Court will side with good Americans like you and me. This is the same court that already has banned prayer in schools, upheld rulings that banned the display of the Ten Commandments, and even OK'd the burning of the American flag.

Put the Court on notice today and say "Enough is enough!" Click Here to sign NewsMax's petition.

Make no mistake about it – if this decision is allowed to stand, the future of our country itself is at risk.

Already, leftists and secular humanists have banned any mention of God in school, including non-denominational school prayer, Bible meetings in school, and even the display of the Ten Commandments – the founding rules of our civilization.

The liberals have succeeded in removing God from the public schools. In His place we now have violence, drugs and worse.

We disagree with the leftists. We believe that God is the basis of our moral values and our political liberty.

In the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence, all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

An America without God is an America without a future.

The Insane Court Decision

The 9th Circuit took issue with the words "under God" (as in "one nation under God") added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 during the Eisenhower presidency, when America was battling for its survival against atheistic communism.

The words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are not a prayer, as the 9th Circuit would have you believe, nor are they an imposition of religious beliefs upon anyone.

They are a simple acknowledgement of the fact that our country is rooted in belief in God and that the overwhelming majority of Americans – both past and present – believe in God.

If you agree with me, let our leaders know how you stand. Click Here to sign the petition to keep God in the Pledge.

Children are not forced to recite the Pledge, and the few parents who object are free to arrange with their teachers to have their children sit silently or leave the classroom.

Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance is nothing more or less than a public acknowledgement that – like any nation – we are bound together by essential common beliefs and values, including a belief in God.

Recitation of the Pledge is a reaffirmation of those values and public commitment to "liberty and justice for all.”

Yet this is the America the ultra-liberals now want to destroy.

Help Us Save the Pledge

Fortunately, the 9th Circuit ban on the Pledge will apply to only nine states and can still be overturned by the Supreme Court or by a constitutional amendment.

If you agree with me that it's time to say "ENOUGH" and fight back against the ultra-liberal assault on God and our values, I invite you to sign our NewsMax "Save the Pledge" petition, which will in turn be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court, every member of Congress and the Senate, and the White House.

Click Here to sign the petition.

We also plan to place full-page ads in major newspapers across the country, including the Washington Times, publicizing our petition before the Supreme Court and Congress.

This is more than a campaign to save the Pledge in major newspapers across the country.

Our goal is to create an enormous groundswell of grassroots support that demonstrates that you and your family want God to remain in our public life.

You can help us create a voice so loud that the Court and Congress simply cannot ignore it.

Make no mistake about it: This is a watershed issue. If the liberals get away with banning the Pledge of Allegiance, a Godless America is just around the corner.

Please make your voice heard.

Signing our pledge is FREE, but you can help us by contributing what you can to our "Save the Pledge" campaign.

Click Here to join our campaign.

A single full-page ad in the New York Times now costs over $60,000, so every dollar you can send counts!

As our thank-you, if you contribute $50 or more, we will give you a one-year subscription to NewsMax.com magazine (a value of $39.95).

You can help us – just Click Here.

In closing, I give you my sincere thanks for your support.

As Ronald Reagan said, "America is great because America is good." God bless America.

Christopher Ruddy, Editor
NewsMax.com

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