2006-09-30 13:29:35 · 39 answers · asked by daidiiro 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i do...not becaus im an athiest but becaus not everyone in the u.s. beleives in god
2006-09-30 14:24:29 · update #1
oops...allegiance
2006-09-30 14:27:38 · update #2
and for those of you who are going to say"you dont want our religen pushd on you why should you push yours on us by takeing god out of everythig"
keep this in mind the origenel (yeh i know my spelling sucks)pledge didnt have it in it (and why should YOU push yours on US by putting god IN everything
2006-10-02 17:39:37 · update #3
Hello bandicoot... :)
Not me..
I can not see why it should be..if one does not believe in God..then why does He offend people..
For those that say One Nation Under God, it means that their Nation is under God..but if you do not want to say it..then you have the right not too.. :)
In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ.. :)
2006-09-30 13:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by EyeLovesJesus 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The original Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands- one nation indivisible-with liberty and justice for all."
On September 8,1892, the Boston based "The Youth's Companion" magazine published a few words for students to repeat on Columbus Day that year. Written by Francis Bellamy,the circulation manager and native of Rome, New York, and reprinted on thousands of leaflets, was sent out to public schools across the country. On October 12, 1892, the quadricentennial of Columbus' arrival, more than 12 million children recited the Pledge of Allegiance, thus beginning a required school-day ritual.
At the first National Flag Conference in Washington D.C., on June14, 1923, a change was made. For clarity, the words "the Flag of the United States" replaced "my flag". In the following years various other changes were suggested but were never formally adopted.
It was not until 1942 that Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. One year later, in June 1943, the Supreme Court ruled that school children could not be forced to recite it. In fact,today only half of our fifty states have laws that encourage the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in the classroom!
In June of 1954 an amendment was made to add the words "under God". Then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower said "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war."
I think it should return to it's original form.
Blessings )O(
2006-09-30 13:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do NOT think it should be taken out! It's like this, we all have the right to speak freely, freedom of speech, and dress whichever way we like and so on, so why can't it just stay in there and those who disapprove of it just NOT say it? The pledge has been around for a long time, leave it be and ignor it if you don't like it. No ONE is forced to say it in schools or any where else. No one has made it a law to say the words or recite it, it's your choice to say it or not. People should stop making such a big deal about the pledge when this world is in such turmoil. Geese folks, it's just a few words and thats that! There are people diening for us as we speak so that we may continue to enjoy our freedom, how about it folks, enjoy what we all have been given and leave the little things that are not a mandatory LAW alone!
2006-10-01 16:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by Casper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, it's never bugged me. some would say that's because I'm a Christian and am pushing my beliefs, but I've never thought about it. The only thing that bugs me is when I've asked people (outside of Yahoo) why and when it bugged them, I get the following answer.
"I hated it ever since i was five and stopped believing in God" Ok, I doubt anyone had a problem with the pledge when they were five. Most kids I've met at that age had no clue about religion other then, "Mommy and Daddy drag me to chruch every week" and what kid had a problem with the pledge? You mumble through it like everyone else.
I don't care if it says in or not. I learned that it was added in, but I know I'll always say it since that's how I learned it.
2006-09-30 13:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it should be removed not because it's offensive or anything, but because it's wrong. We're really not "one nation under God." At least, the founding fathers never intended it to be that way. Jefferson, Franklin, Washington... they were all Deist, not Christian. Jefferson called the Christian God a "three-headed monster," to give you an idea. Most of them rejected the Bible and the God described by the Bible, so it's really not fair to call this one nation under God.
Edit: What I mean to say is that if the Christian God really does exist, he's probably been angry at this country from the beginning, from some of the stuff that the founders said about him. The below link has some of the quotes I'm talking about.
2006-09-30 13:35:15 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Only the words "under God." We remain one nation, and the words under God actually divide us. Those who believe we are under God can have their belief, but those of us who prefer not to bring a deity into our global politics find it now impossible to say the pledge without a substantial cringe.
2006-09-30 13:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you mean "pledge of allegiance"....Absolutely. We are NOT one nation under god. We are one nation under the CONSTITUTION! Besides, those that do believe in god...do not all believe in the same god. Which 'god' are we under? I sure hope it's not Zeus.......LMAO. Why not goddess? Or better yet 'one nation under the mythical skydaddy". The truest words would be "one nation joined in consumerism, with liberty and justice for a few".
2006-09-30 13:38:14 · answer #7 · answered by Medusa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It belongs there that is its place.
Our nation was built on God and still remains on God, we as a nation was God bound and if we take that out of the pledge of elegance we are taking out history.
Do you expect others to take out September 11 out of history because they don't like terroists of muslims or even New York? NO
so the one nation under God must ALLWAYS REMAIN till the world comes to an end.
2006-09-30 13:35:27 · answer #8 · answered by jessica 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't know any pledge of elegance, so I don't care, but I do know the Pledge Of Allegiance and I 'm proud to say it in it's entirety. Good Day.
2006-09-30 13:37:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not American (I'm from England), but I'd agree that any reference to the supernatural should be taken out of law, insurance and constitutions.
The term 'God' fails to specify which God, as there are many across all the religions. This could easily create legal loopholes in the law.
2006-09-30 13:33:36 · answer #10 · answered by WizPip 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i think "one nation under god" should stay in the pledge of ALLEGIANCE not elegance.
and no, im not a christian, im a muslim, but this country was founded on the belief.
america needs to hold onto its roots. this country was founded on these beliefs, it should DEFINITELY stay this way.
2006-09-30 13:44:42 · answer #11 · answered by sweetcinnamon92 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋