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 Pagans Support Ninth Circuit Ruling Author: M. Macha NightMare, et all Source: Press Release Title: Press Release: Pagans Support Ninth Circuit Ruling Pagans Support Ninth Circuit Ruling For immediate release. July 4, 2002 Contact: East Coast Jerrie K. Hildebrand (kishhilde@earthlink.net) ( 978-741-4222 ) West Coast: M. Macha NightMare (herself@machanightmare.com) ( 415 454-4411 ) We are an ad hoc group of Americans who practice diverse Earth-based faith traditions. We support the removal of the words under God and a return to the traditional Pledge of Allegiance. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the words "under God" in the Pledge violate the constitutional separation of church and state. We share this view. We are glad to see acknowledgement that this is indeed a country of diverse religious beliefs, and of no belief; of people who believe in one deity, many deities, or no deities. We see the diversity of the citizenry of this country as one of our great strengths. According to the Constitution, the government must not endorse one of these views over the others. We believe that to force schoolchildren to recite the pledge containing the words under God is a direct violation to their civil rights. Furthermore, we believe that inserting the words under God within the phrase "one nation indivisible" creates a division which nullifies the intent of the original Pledge. We appreciate the solace that many people find in religious belief, as we do in ours. The language of the original Pledge did not include any religious content or allusion, but rather respected individual conscience in spiritual matters. A return to this non-religious language honors the beliefs of all Americans, and encourages all of us to affirm our solidarity as a nation. In these times of unprecedented challenge, no matter what faith an individual American might profess, all would surely hope that a force for good was guiding and protecting our great country. It is up to the conscience of every American citizen to name that force for good from their own religious or philosophical perspective. We believe that this is the true intent of the Founders of this great nation. SIGNATORIES: Andras Corban Arthen, director, The EarthSpirit Community, Massachusetts Rev. Rose Wise and Rev. Tom Dixon, Ozark Avalon Church of Nature, Missouri Cairril Adaire, OurFreedom, Indiana John Machate, Coordinator, Military Pagan Network, Inc. Nancy Machin, Pagan Educational Network, Indiana Abby Willowroot, Director, A Goddess on Every Block, California Bill Kilborn, Journey, an interfaith endeavor, Florida Drema Baker, Virginia James D. Stevens DD, Heartland Spiritual Alliance, Kansas City, MO Sam Webster, m.div., mage, director, Academy Arkadia, California Angie Buchanan, Gaias Womb, Illinois M. Macha NightMare, author, circuit priestess, California Jerrie K. Hildebrand, Advisor for the Lady Liberty League and Community Organizer, Salem, MA Suzanne "Cecylyna" Egbert, Pagan Pride Project, Indiana Anne Hill, author, owner of Serpentine Music, California Laura A. Wildman-Hanlon, author, Massachusetts. Rev. Willow Polson, WARD Yosemite Region Rep. and author, California Rev. Marsha Smith, California Pagan Unity Campaign State Chair Marilyn E. Dillon, Editor, DrakNet Digital Publishing, Texas Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, Unitarian Universalist minister & co-president, Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, Inc. Aisling FourWinds, Director, Pagan Pride Salt Lake City Ellen Evert Hopman, author, herbalist, Druid Priestess, Massachusetts Elizabeth Barrette, Pagan writer and editor, Illinois Sabina Magliocco, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Northridge, CA Ivo Dominguez, Jr., Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, Delaware Grey Cat, Founder, Northwind, Author, Tennessee Ellen C. Friedman, Unicorn Tradition, Texas Selene d'Boreas, Columbia, MO Phaedra Oorbeck, Board of Trustees, Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) Ruth Barrett and Falcon River, Temple of Diana, Wisconsin Natasha Fetting, owner of Our Pagan Hands Network, Marshfield, WI Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Founder, Church of All Worlds Michael York, Sophia Centre, Study of Religions, Bath Spa University College, Bath, England (voting American citizen) Wren Walker, The Witches' Voice, http://www.witchvox.com Fritz Jung, The Witches Voice, cyberspace Judith Brownlee, High Priestess Emeritus, Fortress Temple, Denver, Colorado Dana Kramer-Rolls, Ph.D., writer, Wiccan High Priestess, California Bendis, Ordained High Priestess, Feminist Dianic Witchcraft Maryam Webster, Founder, WyrdWeaving Tradition, Author, California Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., author, California Margaret Alia Denny, Founder, Hearthstone Community Church, Inc.; President, Dragonfest of Colorado, Inc., Board of Directors Rev. Selena Fox, High Priestess Circle Sanctuary, Wisconsin (Permission granted to forward and post this release in its entirety.) Note: No further link available. | |
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