ONE NATION, UNDER GOD--Gov. Bob Taft is joined by children, and a crowd of over 200, in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, June 28, 2002. In a prepared statement Taft said "I'm disappointed and deeply saddened by the federal Court of Appeals decision in California. I believe the words 'under God' belong in our nation's Pledge of Allegiance." (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

ONE NATION, UNDER GOD--Part of a lunchtime crowd, of over 200, wave the flag after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, June 28, 2002. Gov. Bob Taft led the "Rally 'Round the Pledge" event in response to the federal Court of Appeals decision in California that ruled the words "under God" violated the seperation of church and state. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)