Taking on the Pledge of Illegiance: The News

Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance explores the landmark lawsuit filed by avowed atheist Michael Newdow against the Elk Grove Unified School District in California, in which he claimed the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance amounted to an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. Newdow's original suit was ignored by the public and the news media until June 26, 2002, when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. This decision touched off a firestorm of negative reaction, both from politicians and from the public. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually overturned the ruling on Flag Day 2004.

Ronald Bishop is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Communiation a Drexel University

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Master Myths, Frames, Narratives, and Guard Dogs	p. 11
A Case of First Impression	p. 25
An Impermissible Message of Endorsement	p. 43
A Reputation for Unorthodox Opinions	p. 55
Their Own Little World	p. 77
The Good Mother	p. 97
On to the Supreme Court	p. 117
Tepid and Diluted	p. 133
Nice Try, Young Man	p. 147
We're Saved-For Now	p. 167
References	p. 183
Index	p. 199
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Taking on the Pledge of Illegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow's Constitutional Challenge

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