How many people actually support taking "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance?

Question

84% Of the population believe in God. And 14% don't. So, I was wondering if you don't believe in God, why must so few of you be a pain in the butt to the rest of the nation? Why do you want God taken out of everything? And if you do believe in God, give me a good argument on why we should have it. I am a christian and I think we should keep it as it is, if not add more "In God We Trust"s to everything. I just want to hear everyone else's opinion.

People are right about the government trying to make everyone happy. It's the stupidest thing, they're worried about making people cheerful when there are soldiers dying overseas! There's an old saying: You can't please all of the people all of the time, and you can't please some of the people all of the time, but you can please some of the people some of the time.

And Dorie, it might not say, "i believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of the US of A; and in Jesus Christ...." But it does say, "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth..." And the last time I checked, USA was on planet Earth, am I wrong? So, technically, he DID create the USA.

Answer 1

Im a Christian myself and I think we should keep Under God in the Pledge.

The right to refuse to say the Pledge was actually established 9 years before Congress added Under God, this right to refuse was established by the Supreme Court when they issued a fair ruling in a case involving the Jehovah's Witnesses refusing to say the Pledge because they believe allegiance belongs only to Jehovah and no one else.

The Supreme Court issued a fair ruling in 1945 that instead of banning the Pledge they said it was ok to refuse to say it.

If you do not like the Pledge than exercise your right to refuse to say it but don't deny those who wish to say it the right to say it.

The Jehovah's Witnesses have a lot of crazy ideas but at least they don't demand a ban on the Pledge, instead they just refuse to say it.

Answer 2

Separation between church and state-- a safety valve to keep US gov from forming a state religion like so many other countries. Yes many people in this country are xtians, but that doesn't mean theat one religion (and we know what religion) should be forcd down other people's trhoats. Someone made a comment about godless commies.... I take offense that godless people are considered to be immoral and defectice. As an atheiest, I am more moral than many of you. I live by the golden rule and don't use any clergy to forgive my sins,. I don't bend the rules and obey those I feel like, Nor do I behave very good on Sunday & show up for church services, then go to bar, gambling joint, whore house & drug house afterwards.
My mother taught me that I was the only one could answer for what I did each day and when I looked into the mirror before going to bed, I had to face my own deeds.
So all you good xtians, who preach how the fear of your god makes you a better person, eat my shorts.

Answer 3

I believe in God and I can respect the "heritage" point some one else stated.... But with that being said, I also believe in the Constitution of the United State that states "separation of Church and State". That too is apart of our heritage.

I think that if schools (since that's really the only place the Pledge is really used, right?) insist on doing the Pledge of Allegiance, then they should remove "God" from the Pledge (if it's a public school) or else they should quit using it.

Answer 4

The Puritans, from which present day conservitives sprang, did not support the American Revolution. They felt it was going against Gods instruction to obey his appointed leaders. Forgetting of course that God has never appointed leaders where the mantle is passed from parent to off-spring. Because these so called christians housed the British and fed them while George Washington and followers suffered in the cold for being demon led, nobody should be required to pledge allegience to any God. That we have "in God we trust" on our money is sufficient.

Answer 5

I don't think its exceptionally important but the pledge we have now with under God in it isn't the real original pledge. The words under God were added by the Knights of Columbus. Also, Senator Joseph McCarthy lead the adoption of that new version of the pledge. If you don't know him he is one of the most insane and disgraceful figures I've read of in U.S. History. He held all of those paranoid anti-communist hearings accusing random people of being communists and blackballing them just because they held different views or tried to defend themselves. If you want to be a traditionalist it would be best to go back to the original. I think it would be a good thing to go back to the original just because it recognizes that not all of America is Christian and it is in better keeping with the seperation of Church and State expressed in the Constitution. I wouldn't feel as if my religion, I'm Christian by the way, was being repressed if God wasn't reffered to every time the pledge of allegiance was said. I can worship Him as much as I feel the need to regardless of what is in the pledge and it isn't necessary that everyone who doesn't believe to feel like they are being preached to, or whatever it is they feel, everytime we repeat that mantra to the flag.

Answer 6

I heard a saying once that went along the lines of: There's no point in trying to please everyone, even God can't do that.

Christianity is one of the top five major religions of the world, along with Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Bhuddism. Not to mention, it's not like our pledge of allegience says "one nation under the Christian God...". So, I think we should drop the Political Correctness crap and worry about more important things in life

Answer 7

Actually, I agree that we ought to take God's name out of the pledge. And I am a Christian.
Before you get all upset, let me explain.
Is America actually "one nation under God"?? Right now, we are debating whether or not to legalize homosexual marriage. Crime runs rampant. We do not, and cannot trust our government officials, we aren't even sure whether or not our elections are honest. We are murdering innocent women and children in the name of oil. Abortion in America kills millions of children annually.
To call this "one nation under God" would be a blatant lie. As a Christian, I am offended by the very notion of connecting His Holy Name with a lie.

Answer 8

The Ocean of Tao
Cannot be called an ocean
For there is nothing else to give it name.
There is no sky above it,
No earth below it,
No shore that surrounds it.
And so it "is".
And yet, "it" is not.
For what is "it" if there is nothing else?
And so there is only "one".
And yet, there is not.
For "one" to be, there must be "two".
And there is not.
There is only entire.
And yet, there is not.
For to be entire Is to measure complete.
And can there be measure Of what has no beginning or end?
Void of name; Void of substance; Void of measure.
Such things define nothingness-
But only if such things "are".
And, since the "are" not, What is?
Everything and Nothing-
The Ocean of Tao
That can not be called an ocean,
or even Tao.

This is the reason why we support taking "god" out of things

Answer 9

I may believe in the concept of deity, but I believe more firmly in the separation of church and state. I would rather live in a democratic republic than in a religious oligarchy. "Under God' was added during the '50s by then-senator John F. Kennedy as a mis-guided reaction to the cold war and McCarthy-ism.

Answer 10

I believe in God yet I kinda support taking "under God" out of the pledge merely because its not true and making such a statement makes non christian countries like Iran, think Christians behave like we do. If this country wants to claim to be under God then they better act like it.