Respectfully, it appears that it was George Bush Sr. who felt atheists did not deserve citizenship.

I think the scariest part of all this has been missed: The legislative and executive branch threatening the judicial. Remember A. Jackson and the Trail of Tears?

Edit: I'm not implying a word variation in how we indoctrinate our children is equivalent to the Trail of Tears. But if you're praying for the Judiciary to protect anyone from the PATRIOT act, or anything else, you might see where I'm going with that.