Atheists Sue Over The Pledge Of Allegiance, Judge Says THIS According to recent reports, the American Humanist Association recently sued the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in New Jersey for discrimination. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of family that argued that reciting under God in the Pledge of Allegiance was discriminatory. The judge dismissed the lawsuit. Its not the place of state governments to take a position on god-belief, Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the AHA told reporters. The current pledge practice marginalizes atheist and humanist kids as something less than ideal patriots, merely because they dont believe the nation is under God. Keep in mind, the school does not require students to participate in the recitation of the pledge. Im so grateful the court decided that kids like me shouldnt be silenced just because some people object to timeless American values, one student said in a statement. The phrase under God protects all Americansincluding atheists because it reminds the government that it cant take away basic human rights because it didnt create them. What do you think of the lawsuit? 