Or how about "In God We Trust" on currency?
2006-12-10 07:51:20 · 25 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, let's just mix it up with "under Allah" and "In Vishnu We Trust" and see how that flies. No? Well, let's take all the gods out then.
2006-12-10 07:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
"Under God" should certainly be taken out the Pledge of Allegiance, as it was never there to begin with. It was added as an afterthought when America was at war with communists. It would be an easy and simple change. If for no other reason, it should be taken out because it is recited in public schools, and no deity has any place in public school. Deities can by all means be a part of the individual students', teachers' and other staff members' lives, but not in the school or its curriculum.
While I also agree that taking "In God We Trust" off our currency is a good idea, as not all of us trust in a god, and not all of us trust in the same god, it would be a much more difficult change to make. We would have to revoke every piece of currency currently in circulation, and replace every piece. It is not impossible, but it would be an expensive and time-consuming adjustment, and I believe that this country has better things to spend its time and money on for the time being.
2006-12-10 08:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Many Christians that are fundamentalists have the belief that America was a Christian nation. Many take patriotic symbols as faith symbols. The Under God section of the pledge was added in 1954. Returning it to the form that it was before is actually taking it back to the original form that it was.
These things are not faith symbols. My government is not a representative of my religion, and trying to turn it into one is wrong. I don't see it as a stab at my faith to take out these things to support a more secular government. It really doesn't matter. I am who I am regardless of what is written on my money.
2006-12-10 08:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 03:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Aside from the fact that it's terrible grammer, "Under God" was never intended to be in the pledge in the first place.
As for the "In God We Trust" both Christian's and non-Christians should object to it being on money--non-Christians because it violates the First Amendment, and Christians because it re-establishes the link between God and commerce that Jesus himself broke when he both threw the money lenders from the Temple and when he said "Render under Ceaser...."
2006-12-10 18:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real Pledge doesn't include the phrase "under God"
2006-12-10 08:24:24 · answer #6 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the people who don't believe in god should not say under god and the people that believe and god can. When you write down the pledge you could write (under god) in parentheses. "In God we Trust" will probably be completely taken out because there is no solution.
2006-12-10 08:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by fruit salad 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Should we really pledge allegience to the flag! or the United States? Should that allegience not go to God and to his kingdom.
Daniel 2:44: "“And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite;
Jesus told us to pray for the new system...
Matthew 6:9 & 10: "“YOU must pray, then, this way:
“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth."
For really the governments that exist right now are a part of this world system of things of which the Bible says the following...
1 John 5:19: "We know we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the [power of the] wicked one"
2 Corinthians 4:4: " among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through"
Isn't the fact that "In God We Trust" is on money,
a condradiction? I really have a hard time reconciling that it was put on money in the first place, but I guess that is all part of Satan's lie. The whole monetary system is part of Satan's system of things.
Matthew 6:24: "“No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the other. YOU cannot slave for God and for Riches."
So really the two are not compatible, although that is the system that is set in place now, and we have to go along with that system to some degree, it is not where we should be placing our allegience and our trust....
Psalms 146: 3& 4: "Do not put YOUR trust in nobles,
Nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs.
4 His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground;
In that day his thoughts do perish."
The Pledge of Allegience then really dishonors God and His Kingdom...which is where our allegience really belongs.
2006-12-10 08:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by wannaknow 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes. Under god wasn't in the original version. It was only put there during the cold war. As for 'In God we Trust', I believe that was a similar scenario.
2006-12-10 07:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by Chris J 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course. Just because Stalin did something doesn't mean we have to follow his lead. That was an idiotic, anti-American thing to do in the first place, and we should definitely fix it.
Those who want us to live in a country where the government dictates religious beliefs like this can just move to a Communist country or an Islamic theocracy.
2006-12-10 07:58:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
you may as well it is christian propagander the is no god so why do the no beleavers be forced to say it in the pledge and see it every day on money
2006-12-10 08:32:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋