When the pledge of allience is recited in schools, should kids be allowed to replace God ("one nation under god") with another religions word for got such as allah or buddah, or replace it with anything they want if they are athiest?
2006-06-29 06:11:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The line in question, "one nation under God" was ADDED to the pledge in the Cold War days as an anti-communist stance. Maybe we should simply change the pledge back to its original wording.
"In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer."
2006-06-29 06:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by Cosmic I 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course you can..Under God doesn't specify one God . I don't say it at all as I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. You are not required to put it in unless it's some idiot government test. Be thankful that God is Allah, Buddah, or any God in whom you put your faith!
God was inserted into the pledge in the 1950's, people were just as religious before politicians looking for votes and a few evangelists got it passed. Didn't make them any more or less religious, either.
Some might say that the separation of church and state was meant to keep any one church from becoming an official part of the government! What a hoot, Our President crows about being 'Born Again'. and says God guides him???Jerry Falwell, James Dobson , all the Evangelistic faiths are bent on being the power behind the throne. Really has nothing to do with God, it's dogma and Power.
Don't put God into if you don't want to!
2006-06-29 13:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, its the pledge of allegiance, not allience. This country was founded on religious freedom, so I suppose if they had a problem saying the word God, they could use whatever they felt like. Saying the word God might get them struck down dead or something, and we wouldn't want that.
2006-06-29 13:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A palin and simple answer to your question: Yes. Everyone should be able to replace the word "god" with whatever they feel is right. Some people might argue that it is not patriotic..yadayadayda. I think that the simple solution to this problem is to not say the Pledge of Allegience at all in schools. I do not think it is imperative to my education to pledge my allegiance to the country. I think is takes away from valuable teach time.
2006-06-29 15:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by BP_Puff&Stuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any problem saying "under God" despite the fact that I don't really believe in religion. Our nation is founded on Judeo-Christian ideals and it mostly works for us. When the phrase "separation of church and state" was put into the Constitution, the intent and spirit of the statement was to stop a single religion from becoming a state-endorsed faith, such as the Anglican faith in England. People need to get over it.
2006-06-29 13:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by wrathinif 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But then you do not have to say the pledge if you do not want to. Besides this country was based on christianity, not on some other religion.
2006-06-29 13:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by caedmonscall99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhists do not worship Buddha, Allah is arabic for G-d and its the pledge of allegiance
2006-06-29 13:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short and sweet, NO. God is the same no matter. If you believe in God as a oneness, no matter the name it is still god. Language is the only thing that changes Allah SWT.
2006-06-29 13:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by m_ousley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. This nation was established on Christian principles. Sorry. To endorse a specific God is an endorsement of a specific religion.
2006-06-29 13:13:55 · answer #9 · answered by RandyGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But in the pledge of alligence aren't you "pledging your alligence" to the /Nation/ under God? Not to God himself.
2006-06-29 13:18:17 · answer #10 · answered by thatguyBRYAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋