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Andrew Hall, an atheist and father, demonstrates on Sept. 4, 2013 outside the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He says recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools should be deemed unconstitutional in Massachusetts. Photo by G. Jeffrey MacDonald
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(RNS1-sept4) Andrew Hall, an atheist and father, demonstrates Wednesday outside the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He says recitation of the pledge of allegiance in schools should be deemed unconstitutional in Massachusetts. For use with RNS-MASS-PLEDGE, transmitted on September 4, 2013, Photo by G. Jeffrey MacDonald

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