LINK Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Involving “So Help Me God” in Citizenship Oath | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
The Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America — the oath you take when you become a new citizen — will continue ending with the words “so help me God,” after an unsuccessful legal challenge to its constitutionality.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court denied hearing the case, leaving in place a 2018 decision that said the phrase was fine.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I hate it when people use "tradition" as an excuse for things being okay and normalized. Just because you've been doing something a certain way for a long time doesn't mean it's right.
Elissa
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I would guess the value of US citizenship is worth any hollow words, ya gotta cops knee on your back don't matter who or what you say
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