Jon Carroll Biography
- Title:
- Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“As a matter of common sense, the court’s ruling is both sensible and obvious. ‘Under God’ is intrusive and unnecessary in a pledge of patriotism; we’re not speaking as believers; we are speaking as citizens.”
“Atheists and Pantheists May Take a Moment to Bask in Victory,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2002
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
- National Magazine Award, 1979
- Editor, New West Magazine, 1978
- Editor, Village Voice, 1974
- Editor, Oui, 1972
- Assistant Editor, Rags, 1971
- Rolling Stone, 1970
- Education:
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- University of California
- Other:
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- None found