OneNewsNow reports: Jordan Lorence v. Michael Newdow debate
Jeff Johnson reports on OneNewsNow, Atheist, Christian lawyers debate God in gov’t. Here is an excerpt:
. . . During his appearance, he made the same argument he has made in numerous public speeches — like this one. “You know, a lot of people say, ‘Well, the framers wanted God in our government.’ They didn’t,” Newdow claimed. “They have a Constitution that does not have God in it. It specifically excludes God from it with the First Amendment.”
But Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior counsel Jordan Lorence argues Newdow is reading into the Constitution what he wishes it said.
“When [the Establishment Clause in] the Constitution says ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,’ that had clear context,” the attorney explains. “[W]hat it meant was formal, legal prohibitions on the exercise of religion by individuals, requiring them to get preacher licenses, forcing them to pay tithes to the state church, forcing them to attend the state church and attend its classes, that type of thing.” . . .