Will the Pledge of Allegiance be changed?
2006-10-19 10:45:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Christianity is the main religion of this country.
But yes, any God is as good as another man's.
2006-10-19 10:49:31 · update #1
The supreme court differed on the pledge of allegance case, refusing to tackle it directly and punting it because of a custody technicality. However, I do think it will eventually be found to be in violation of the establishment clause the more the fundamentalist Christans are in power losing respect and support. Its unfourtunate, but what can we do? It is in our constitution
2006-10-19 10:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it isn't sad. I don't believe in God and this is not a theocracy. I don't understand what would be "sad" about not referring to a deity on our money.
The thing to remember is that currency has not always had anything to do with God on it (because that was not the founders' intention). Neither has the pledge. It was all changed in the last century despite the first amendment charge for government not to make any law regarding establishment of religion. This has come to be interpreted as neither suppressing nor promoting religion and having one religion's god on our money is most certainly promoting a religion.
Yes, "God" certainly refers to the Abrahamic religions. If it were not capitalized, it might only refer to a lot of religions. Still, if it doesn't refer to every religion and lack there of, it is promoting at least one of them.
2006-10-19 10:49:56 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sad and unnecessary.
The Founders never contemplated a complete removal of God from public life. The First Amendment, read in its entirety, refers to the establishment of religion. "God" on currency is hardly an establishment of ANY religion. Only an atheist could believe such nonsense. The First Amendment also proscribes governmental interference in the practice of religion, but that part seems often forgotten.
"Separation of Church and State" is not in the Constitution. It was a phrase coined by Jefferson in a letter to a group of Baptists. Jefferson was actually favoring the rights of those who wish to practice their religion and against government interference.
2006-10-19 10:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by C = JD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have a right to their opinion. What will be sad is if enough people have this opinion to actually do this.Nancy Pilosi has the opinion that God should not be mentioned in our pledge. Wonder how many more Democrats think that way?
2006-10-19 10:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is sad, but you know what, for some reason people think if it is out of sight it is out if mind, which is so not true with God. I say let them do what they want, I will still believe as will so many others.
Just because you dont have the ten commandments in a courthouse does NOT mean that judges who are religous wont have their personal beliefs influence them while on the bench.
2006-10-19 10:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. And I don't think the pledge will be changed.
I was told by many that the reason we have "god" in our pledge and money is the same reason we have 13 stripes on the flag. It is to honor those people who "founded" our country, and those people where fleeing from religious prosecution in Europe, who happened to believe in God.
Makes logical sense to me, and I'm not religious.
2006-10-19 11:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it sad that Christians want to force their religion on people who don't want it? What does God have to do with money? Why is it there? Why is he in the pledge of allegiance? For no reason whatsoever.
2006-10-19 10:49:35 · answer #7 · answered by James 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not really, God didn't invent money, and the bible tells us that Jesus overturned the moneylenders tables at the temple, that there is no place for money in his gods house, and that love of money is the root of all evil.
Isn't it sad you need a pledge of allegiance, in the rest of the world, protecting your country is a taken.
2006-10-19 10:51:23 · answer #8 · answered by SteveUK 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't consider it sad when you consider that the US was founded on the separation of church and state. So the government should not promote any particular religion.
I will grant you that the use of the word "God" does not technically promote any particular religion. So I will give in on this when all the religions agree that they are all equal, and that your God is as good as anyone else's. I doubt you are ready to make that statement.
2006-10-19 10:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
But it was changed. During the 'Red Scare' President Eisenhower added the words, "under God" to separate America from Commie Russia. Because 'they' didn't believe in God. . .or so we claimed. Before that those words weren't there. Try it without it, you'll see it still works.
2006-10-19 10:48:35 · answer #10 · answered by litlover69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋