The Washington Post reports:
group of atheists, led by a California man known for challenging the use of the words “under God” in recitals of the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools, filed a lawsuit yesterday to bar prayer and references to God at the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama . . .
Scott Walter, executive director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, called the lawsuit a “publicity stunt” in a statement yesterday. The Becket Fund promotes free expression of religion and has opposed Newdow’s Pledge of Allegiance efforts.
“Newdow’s lawsuit over the inauguration is a lot like the streaker at the Super Bowl: a pale, self-absorbed distraction. And anybody who looks at it carefully can see there’s not much there,” Walter said . . .
