Jan 4, 2009
On Dec. 30, 2008, Michael Newdow filed suit in U.S. District Court
to stop prayers and religious invocations at Barack Obama's Jan.
20, 2009 presidential inauguration. The U.S. Constitution itself
establishes the oath of office for the president (Article II,
Section 1) and it properly contains no religious references.
Newdow's lawsuit, titled "Newdow v. Roberts," included group
plaintiffs such as the American Humanist Association, the Freedom
From Religion Foundation, Atheist Alliance International, and
Minnesota Atheists. The lawsuit also featured individual
plaintiffs, such as Michael Newdow, Dan Barker, Annie Laurie
Gaylor, and Minnesota Atheists president August Berkshire. Michael
Newdow will be our guest for the entire hour to discuss his latest
attempt to uphold the wall of separation between state and
church.