Appeals court upholds Pledge in Virginia schools, says ‘under God’ is constitutional
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--A federal appeals court Aug. 10 upheld the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia's public schools, ruling that the phrase "under God" does not violate the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of government-established religion.
Poll: Most in U.S. reject moral absolutes, biblical worldview
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Barely a third of all Americans believe in absolute standards of right and wrong, and far fewer hold to a biblical worldview, a new poll says.
2000 television interview with John Roberts might provide insight into judicial philosophy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A five-year-old television interview with Supreme Court nominee John Roberts that aired again Aug. 7 provides insight into his conservative judicial philosophy, interest groups on both ends of the spectrum say.