Pledge of Allegiance challenger to speak
A California man who gained fame for suing the government because of the inclusion of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance will speak tonight on the Kansas University campus.
Michael Newdow, who also is working to remove “In God We Trust” from coins, will speak at 7 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The speech is sponsored by KU’s Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics.
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