one nation under God.

decided we should not be able to say 'under God' when we pledge allegiance to the flag.

God is not nearly as concerned with our getting what we want as He is with our getting him.

[A suit filed by Edward Myers of Sterling, Va., a father of three, raised the objection to the phrase] one nation under God. ... The combination of God and country approaches a civic religion that is in competition with my religion.

It's so easy to say they should have just left, but it's not that easy. Many of the people who live there are actually dirt-poor people who don't own automobiles. A lot of them don't own homes. They're surviving day by day. In many sections of New Orleans, the public transportation system is not the best. How were they supposed to get out?

I always said God was against art and I still believe it.