AHA's Press Coverage on the Pledge Ruling

The following articles appeared after the Pledge ruling in the Summer of 2002. Since then AHA members have continued to have letters published, such as the recent article in the Seattle Post - Intelligencer, There was not moral collaplse before 1954 in the cited publications.

• USA Today, July 1, 2002, 'Under God' is American way (by Jimmy Dunne, president Humanists of Houston)

• Boston Globe, July 11, 2002, What the founders really intended (by Joseph Gerstein, president of Humanist Association of Massachusetts)

• NPR, June 27, 2002, California Court's Pledge of Allegiance Decision Draws Quick Reaction (AHA executive director, Tony Hileman reacts)

• Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 7, 2002, An American theocracy? (by Mel Lipman AHA board member and vice-president of the Humanist Association of Las Vegas)

• News-Star, June 27, 2002, Landrieu Rallies to Pledge's Aid (Article quotes Tony Hileman, AHA executive director)

• Chicago Tribune, July 6, 2002, Remove Words (by Steve Schwartz, AHA member in Orlando)

• Los Angeles Daily News, July 11, 2002, Pledge, not creed (Humanist Association of Los Angeles, co-president Peter Roberts' letter to the editor)

• Sarasota-Herald Tribune, June 28, 2002, Pledge ruling spurs reaction (Humanists of Florida quoted)

• Morning Sun, June 28, 2002, Area reacts to pledge ruling (Great Lakes Humanist Society quoted)

• The Ledger, July 4, 2002, Pledge Highlights Links Between Patriotism and Religion (Humanist Association of West Central Florida quoted)

• Columbus Dispatch, July 5, 2002, UNDER GOD? THEY DOUBT IT (story about pledge relevance at Camp Quest)

• The Mercury News, June 27, 2002, Decision stirs deep emotions (Palo Alto-based Humanist Community quoted)

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