Dr. Michael Newdow, Will You Please Go Now!

CNN.Com: Court clears reciting of Pledge of Allegiance at Western schools.

I wrote an open letter to Dr. Michael Newdow 6 years ago which earned me the ire of the person at the About.Com Guide to Atheism. (Why yes, I’m incredibly proud of it. Why do you ask?)

The Supreme Court basically laughed at him so he went back and had other parents file another lawsuit and AGAIN, he was turned down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. I have a feeling that he’ll try and take it to the Supreme Court AGAIN who will hopefully laugh in his face AGAIN.

For the last time, the Pledge of Allegiance is NOT A PRAYER. You are pledging your allegiance TO the flag. God is not the recepient of this — the flag is. It is also NOT COMPULSORY as was decided in the 1943 Supreme Court decision West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.

So… would Dr. Michael Newdow, would you please go now?!?!?!?!?!?

New Look and All

Yes, there’s a new look for ::Meditatio::.? I had been pondering a theme change and I liked this one the minute I saw it.? It’s not doing well with the paragraphing but I can go into the code and fix that another time.

I realize that I need to be posting more.?? I probably should have made it a Lenten discipline or something, not that I kept up with mine at all.? This is so not me because Lent is my favorite time of year.? At least I made it to Ash Wednesday this year and I’ll make it to Easter, which is better than last year where I was sick on Ash Wednesday and recovering from a c-section on Easter.

I’ve been in California for almost a month now and I have a job interview on Tuesday for an admin assistant position that I applied for through an employment/temp agency.? I’m hoping something comes of it because I’m having worries about finances and such.? (Yes, I know.? Matthew 6:25-34.)

I did my taxes earlier last month and my Montana tax refund thankfully paid for my federal penalty.? (Rendering unto Caesar is such a pain!)? I still need to look and see if they want us to do estimated taxes this year and how much they are.? I’m not too terrified because it’s not like we have a whole lot of self-employment income to deal with.

On the plus side of things, I got to visit with Jon’s Aunt Janice (who reads this, so HI JANICE!!!!) for the first time in 3 years.? She was out for business purposes but she came and hung out with us and got to see Daniel.? It was great to see her and her husband Jim for a more pleasant occasion (the last one being her father’s funeral).

Good Friday

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
–African American spiritual