Here we go again…
An Atheist, having nothing in his life to help fill the lonely hours, has chosen to take whatever action needed to cause a stink in the town council he was elected to and feigns outrage when he is, expectedly, recalled. Ah well, to the story. This comes from the Associated Press, by the way…
An official in a small tourist town sued his colleagues Friday, saying they’re unfairly targeting him for recall over his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at board meetings.
Estes Park town trustee David Habecker, who describes himself as agnostic, says the words “under God” in the pledge violate his religious beliefs and are at odds with the separation of church and state, according to his lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver.
The lawsuit says Habecker exercises his First Amendment right to religious freedom and sits during Town Board meetings while other members recite the pledge.
Habecker’s recall election is scheduled for Feb. 15. Several board members helped organize the recall committee, saying voters have lost confidence in Habecker’s ability to represent patriotism and “common decency.”
“He has his rights, and so do we,” said committee member Dewey Shanks. “We’re at war. And I don’t think now is the time to be fighting over this. He shouldn’t have brought it up at this time. [Too true, too true...]
Habecker sued the recall committee, the town, the board of trustees and several officials in Estes Park, a town of about 5,500 residents about 60 miles northwest of Denver that is the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, asked a federal judge to stop the recall election until after the lawsuit is resolved.
The lawsuit says Habecker, who has served on the town board for 12 years, is patriotic and doesn’t oppose the pledge’s meaning.
The board began reciting the pledge in May. Habecker, 59, initially recited the pledge except for the words “under God,” but he later decided to remain seated.
Yep… As expected. Atheist Idiocy. Funny how they so often claim superiority of mind to those of us with a spiritual bent yet fall prey to their need to be seen. Like spoiled children.
Omar out. 
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How is it that we atheists claim superiority over you? You expect us to believe something that sounds crazy and has caused a tremendous amount of harm in the world. When we refuse to believe it, we are accused of persecuting you. Doesn’t that sound a little more like idiocy?
As for religion causing harm in the world, I believe that is like claiming that guns kill people. Never once in all of history has a gun killed so much as one living being - of any species. Now, *people* with guns… different story. But if it hadn’t been guns it would have been baseball bats. Point being that religion never caused any harm. People do. And sometimes it is even people in the name of atheism.