Massachusetts House Supports "Under God" In Pledge

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted 115-31 in favor of a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject attempts to remove the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance as recited daily in public schools. The Republican today reports that the resolution passed the Massachusetts House Sept. 28, two weeks after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Calif., ruled the pledge's reference to one nation "under God" violates a child's right to be free from "a coercive requirement to affirm God" in public schools.