This appeared in USA Today in September 1997.

DEFENDING THE WALL -- NO SUBMISSION

   We the undersigned petition our government and courts to support and defend the constitutional principle of state church separation embodied in the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and to reaffirm the sentiment expressed In the Treaty with Tripoli, "that the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion."

    We petition our government to recognize openly the rights of all Americans to be free from the imposition of religious rituals, dogmas, censorship, prayers, and superstitions in public affairs, government institutions, private bedrooms, and in personal medical decisions.

    We demand recognition of the civil rights of Atheists in these United States, Including the right to enjoy the ultimate freedom -- freedom of the mind.      LINKS

      INDIVIDUALS:

RICE ODELL, IRVING J.YABLON, JAMES E. BROADHEAD, TED PARISI, E.H. &MAVIS ROYER, RICK ROYER, JOE GARTLAND, DOUGLAS R. BOLTON, STEPHEN M. PIKE, L.E.SECKWITH-PIKE, TRUE PIKE, WAYNE E.ORGAR, ROBERT L. HUNTER, MADY KARNS, JOHN W. PHELPS, MARTIN L BARD, SARA J. BARD, ANDREW LANCASHIRE, KATHLEEN LANCASHIRE, STEVEN C. ORR. NANCY L. ORR, GEORGE VALDEZ, DELMAR CAL-WHITE, SHARON SUMMERS, CLARA JOHNSON, JOSE J. ZUAZO, JON BURATTI, JACK ROSENBERG, JERRY M. WEIR, C.E. CAMPBELL, JOHN M. YARLING, JAMES G. ERICKSON, FLOREN P. SERAFIN, RICHARD G. SMITH, RONALD SAKLOSKY, DEE HOLEN, DAL E. MATHIAS, THOMAS J. O'NEILL, JAMES E. FLETCHINGER, DR. JOHN F. HIGDON, DIANE J. BRIDGFORD, SHASTA McCRANIE, SHANNON TURK, RN, JIM FLANNIGAN, DAN TYSON, MARGOT C. PYLE, STUART H. PYLE, HARY GREENBERGER, LOUIS LONGO, ROBERT MELSHA, ARVAL BOHN, HENNING FERNSTROM, DOUG BRASSIL, KEVIN G. CARNEY, TOMMY FITZGERALD. RICHARD D. CROASMUN, WAYNE R. CAMPBELL, ED MARTONE, JASON B. CAMPBELL, JEWEL SNOW, HAROLD N. MARKOS, ROBERT C. RIVAS, THOMAS BAUCH, CLIFF DOWNING, SELDEN R. STRONG, BOB LUXEMBORG, MARTIN ROSEN, MARVIN C. GODAR, RAY PEGER, W. SHEETZ, JESS LYONS, WILLIAM E. BOSS, R. B. HILTS, HELEN E. JOHNSON, RICHARD BUSEMEYER, MARGARET MARSHALL, FRANK SMERKE, SUSAN ADAMS-PADDOCK, JIM HELDBERG. ANN GARFIELD, GEORGE CROSTA. ANNE R. JOHNSON, COL. JOHN F JOHNSON, ANNE R. JOHNSON, GEORGE L. SETHER, ED GAUCI, MR. & MRS. CARL W. TUSCH ALBERT L STANELLE, GEORGE W ZERBA, PAM ZERBA, NADINE S. COLE, NEAL CARY, JOHN T HOWELL, LOIS C. WALTON, WILLARD WHEELER, EVELYN PORTER, ALEX JEZIORO, RICHARD ROMEO, GEORGE 0. BLISS, A. SHRYOCK, DAN WADE, DANIEL A. FOSTER, CARL LORICK, ARLENE NELSON, NOEL SCOTT, JAN VAN ZEUMEREN, STEVEN F ACHENBACH, SARAH GILL COOK, JOHN W. MILLER, GENE BOGENBERGER, FRANK BARBAGALLO, BETTY A. BACKES, MATT DILLON, GENEVIEVE DES JARDINS, HOWARD M. PALMER, PIERRE VILLAFAFILA, RAJAH E. GRADY, RACHEL SAMANTAS, MAURICE HORN, GINNY & NED GLASSMAN, PAUL STUTZMAN, ELENORA S. STAHN, GUY J. CHANDLER, HELEN POSEY, ROBERT W. POSEY, ROBERT GRABOWSKI, ROBERT ADAIR MOHLER, SUSAN VANA MOHLER, ALEXANDER DYOSKY RAY ROMANO, KEN FALEN, KAREN E. SUNBERG, PEGGY CARUSO, CATHIE JOHNSON, ELLEN JOHNSON, DOROTHY C. JOHNISON, KERRY HAYNES, ROBERT H. KNORR, JANELLE M. KNORR, RUTH A. WATKINS, LAURENCE GORDON, HELEN NOVACEK, DOUG ITTNER, CHARLIE J. GIBADLO, ENRIQUE BRAXTON MAY, JOAN ROBERTSON, HERBERT W. RITTER, YONA KAPLAN, ROBERT W. BOLGER, HERB STENSGAARD, FRED NORBURY. JOHN ANTHONY SWAIN, MICHAEL WAYNE RUSSELL, JOE B. CRAIG, BRIGIT CLARKE-SMITH, SPIKE TYSON, ELIZABETH HITTSON, DEWARD W. BUCHANAN, SHANE W. ROPER, RICHARD W. COLE, FRED BONNEY, DAVID S. GROLEAU. ALLEN STRASBURGER, ISRAEL KLEINER, RICK ROEGNER, TARA BEEMAN, ADRIENNE MORRIS, BEVERLY BOLING, ROBERT HIGGINS, ROBERT CURCI, EDWARD RICHARD NAVAS, CHRISTOPHER KUHN, REYNOLD D. BOURQUIN, BILL GASNER, NANCY COMPTON WORTHEN, FREDA KERNES, HARRY KERNES, JAMES L KELLY, M.A., PHILIP R. BENSON, JOHN D. HANCOCK, ELS BOESTEN, PAUL MARSA, CARLOS M. MORA, RUTH A. EMBREE, JAMES I. FIELDER, LINDA A. SHARLOW, ROGER S. WILSON, PATRON, RON SCHAFFER, JOYCE U. RIKERT, NADINE S. COLE, VICKI LYNN TACCHIA, P. R. TROMBETTA, GRACE H. GAINER, DR. ERIC T. PENGELLEY, LESLIE G. COOK, NORM MARINCIC, JIM SFNYSZYN, BRUCE L. SCHUH, NICK GATZ PhD., RAMON A. DIAZ, PAUL LOZOWSKY, MS. JANICE DRUMMER, C. GOERINGER, DONALD G. MCQUARRIE, RUTH GLESPEN YEAGER, MURRAY B. SWEET, FRANK LIVANNAS, ANN 0. ROBERTSON, RICHARD A. GILBERG, CELIA GLANTZ, INGERSOLL ADMIRER, SOLOMON R. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM F. MCKAY, DEE HOLEN, THOMAS A. COMEAU, MONTY L. GAITHER, AUDREY MEYERSON, DAMIEN LEAKE, PAUL S. KUHNS, TRAVAS GUNNELL, MARY U. & DAVID R. COULMAN, MIKE JOLLEY, FREDA SHIPMAN, DEAN JANKOWSKI, JOHN SPENGLER, C. SUSTAITA, KENNETH C.H. STOCKHOFF, GREG AND DENISE MCDOWELL, HILTRUD ROUDETTE, MARIAN CONN, CLARA JOHNSON, ANDY VENA, MICHAEL G. KOIVULA, SUE B. MANDEVILLE, ANTON R. BOSACKI, PRISCILLA A. WILKINS, HERB MCCLELLAND, ANTHONY G. KAMINSKI, LAWRENCE J. NADER, ALEXANDER MEBANE. KEVIN DEYOUNG, GORDON RICKETT, R.N., LINDA A. ROGERS-DUFFIELD, KATHY COUGLIN, MISSY BRYNNE MARLEY, MARTIN W. FRANKEL, R. UPTON NELSON, GEORGE I MULLER, BENNIE E. WALERS, HARLEY WELLINGTON HARGIS, LIZ TYAHLA, WILLIAM I- COONS. GERALDINE CLARK, JAMES TAYLOR, ALVIN R. CAHOON, VIRGINIA FRIEDMAN LEWIS, DAVID TAMMELIN. LARRY D. BETZ, J.E. HANCOCK, M.D., NOAH REON, LAWRENCE T CLEMENTS, RALPH E. ROGERS, F. DAN FERANDES, JAMES G. CHAPMAN, EARL P. BROTHERS, MEHDI L. YEGANEH, M.D., MARARGET L. KEMPF, BRIAN ALLWARR RUTH TYSON. LAURI EDWARDS, MARK SULKOWSKI, THOMAS W. FLYNN, JACK ROSENBERG. THEODORE J. PALIY, FLORENCE M.PALIY, JAMES W. KELLY. LYDIA G. KELLY, MICHAEL MALLORY, PHIL BRADY, JOHN R. LOMAX, ERNEST R. & BOBBIE WATKINS, MARGARET A. GOLD, HELEN NOVACEK, GORDON FULLERTON, DORIS M. VITAL, AL CARLSON, JERALD R. LASKEY, MR. WINFRED P. PIKELIS, DAVE KONG, RICHARD K. BENNETT ROBERT W. 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