Sacramento atheist who filed suit holds court at home [Who is Michael A. Newdow?]

SF ^ | 6-27-02 | Robert Salladay

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sacramento -- Michael A. Newdow has Connie Chung waiting for him, an answering machine full of threats from a new cadre of enemies, and an outraged Congress and president -- but the dishes still need to be done.

Newdow, the 49-year-old emergency room doctor who convinced a federal court to throw out the Pledge of Allegiance, nervously rinsed off plastic plates and dishes in his suburban Sacramento house Wednesday while talking to a friend on the telephone.

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The thing that surprised me most about this article was the fact that the guy was buying soap.

[makoman]

This kind of crap makes me want to hide under a rock!

[Lorenb420]

"I hope that they would think I am one of the greatest Americans," said Newdow, managing somehow to sound modest in the process. "I am upholding the constitution. I'm a patriot."

It's all about him and his delusions of grandeur.

[technochick99]

Being an agnostic myself, I can't see the harm in those words. If you don't believe in God, just don't say those words during the pledge. As far as creeping religion, most if not all of this has been around for a long time, and if it was going to cause any deaths (or plane attacks), it would have by now.

[Woodkirk]

This guy admits that Atheism is a religion -- and cannot,
along with two brainless justices, and Alan Combs, see
that by trying to take "under God" out of the Pledge of
Allegiance he is imposing his religion on others.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Isn't it funny that of 30 global wars going on now, 29 of them involve Muslims. Whose "God" is creating all the trouble? Not America's.

[grimalkin]

"I hope that they would think I am one of the greatest Americans," said Newdow, managing somehow to sound modest in the process. "I am upholding the constitution. I'm a patriot."

::rolls eyes::

[Non-Sequitur]

"I hope that they would think I am one of the greatest Americans. I am upholding the constitution. I'm a patriot."

Such modesty.

[Dog]

I found this buried in a Sacbee article about Mister Newdow yesterday.......

It seems he has been feeling like an "outsider" for quite awhile...

Newdow, an emergency room physician with a law degree acting as his own attorney, recently lost a bid in federal court in Sacramento to halt President Bush's faith references.

But a federal judge last month tossed out the suit to make President stop mixing politics and his Christian faith.

Newdow, 49, built his lawsuit against Bush around a prayer delivered at the 2000 inauguration by the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, that was based on Christian beliefs and referenced "the Lord Jesus Christ."

Newdow complained that permitting any prayer at a presidential inauguration violated the First Amendment's establishment clause.

And, he said, Graham's references to Christian figures and concepts "further excluded theistic non-Christians" and "showed a preference for a particular religious belief." The prayer made him feel like an "outsider," he added.

He did not seek monetary damages but asked the court to enjoin Bush from drawing Christianity into his duties in the future.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristin Sudhoff Door argued that courts lack authority to meddle in the internal affairs of other government branches.

26 posted on 6/26/02 7:42 PM Eastern by Dog [

[TomGuy]

That old Chinese blessing:

May Michael Newdow get what he wishes for.

[He seems to think his rights are more important than the rights of most other Americans. Maybe Mr. Newdow should move to Saudi Arabia for a few months and vocalize his atheism there--they might not be so accommodating in providing Newdow with his unalienable rights. Come to think of it, since those unalienable rights are endowed on us by the Creator, and Newdow doesn't believe in the Creator, then by his own logic, he has no endowed unalienable rights. Buttkicker, isn't it, Newdow, when your own logic becomes your own buttkicker.]

[CaptRon]

Newdow said his family was not particularly religious growing up, but he considers atheism a religion

I see, so now we all have to comply with his religion.

Saw this guy on H&C last night. He is definitely an egotist. He's right and everyone else is wrong, but if we just listen to him everything will be alright.

[Petronski]

I'd love to be in spitting distance of this scumbag.

[Alouette]

And when atheists are the majority in this country,

Ain't gonna happen. Muslims breed faster.

[Aquinasfan]

Hopefully he won't go the way of Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

[happygrl]

Come to think of it, since those unalienable rights are endowed on us by the Creator, and Newdow doesn't believe in the Creator, then by his own logic, he has no endowed unalienable rights.

No argument here. Where did his rights come from, pond scum ?

[PGalt]

Congress and the President united against Michael A. Nedow, but not united against William J. Clinton? What kind of dog & pony show is being paraded in front of us by these noble "elected representatives"?

[Publius6961]

Who is this person?

This "man" is a small person and living proof that one can be educated way beyond one's intelligence.
He may have two degrees, but is totally lacking in common sense.
To say nothing of having even the vaguest notion of the social contract or common courtesy.
I wonder where he bought the kid?

[AppyPappy]

Who is Michael A. Newdow?]

Radical Fundamentalist Atheist.

[AppyPappy]

As an atheist, I had no problems with the words, just as now when I am a Christian, I have no problems with "liberty and justice for all" which is not true. Especially now.