should the words "one nation under god" be allowed in the pledge of allegiance?

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The fact is that the majority of references to God in our government came during the 1950s.

In regard to the use of "In God We Trust" on currency the Federal Bureau of Engraving and Printing states:
The use of the national motto on both U.S. coins and currency notes is required by two statutes, 31 U.S.C. 5112(d) (1) and 5114(b), respectively. The motto was not adopted for use on U.S. paper currency until 1957. It first appeared on some 1935G Series $1 Silver Certificates, but didn't appear on U.S. Federal Reserve Notes until the Series 1963 currency.

what if i don't believe i am under god?

Answer 1

No. It should be reverted back to its form before "The Red Scare." It should only be kept if we can place "Hail Satan" on the five dollar bill, "Praise be to Allah" on tens, and "In Goddess We Trust" on twenties.

Answer 2

what's the effect of the be conscious "God"? i've got faith that there arenot any undesirable outcomes of which comprise the be conscious God interior the pledge. What extremely happens? a million) Acknowagement of nationwide historic past : no rely in case you like it or no longer it is genuine 2) Acknowlagement of a miles better capability: the U. S. isn't an all-powerful capability and it is stable to undergo in ideas merely the place it suits into the scheme of issues, no rely in case you think in God or no longer, the U. S. isn't in finished administration of each and every thing 3) Acknowlagement of social values: the U. S. grew to become into equipped upon values expressed interior the Bible and now and lower back it is stable to acknowlage merely the place your priotities are. while attempting to change a ethical/social precendent seeking to the commencing place of the status quo is mostly a sparkling thank you to effectively handle the undertaking. In end, i do no longer see any injury to having the be conscious "God" interior the pledge of allegiance and as a result have not have been given any undertaking with it. no rely in case you think in a god or no longer, the values and ideas that it factors human beings to are no longer offensive or risky in any respect.

Answer 3

When you and various other non-believers become the majority in Congress, you can take the word "God" out of the Pledge and off the currency by passing a new law. It's called majority rule.

If you become Supreme Court Justices and impose your views on the majority by "ruling" that these practices are "unconstitutional," then I expect you people to become meticulously and completely consistent. You should not only take the word "God" out of the Pledge and off the currency, you should also sand-blast off the face of the Supreme Court building any sculptures which depict Moses and the 10 Commandments. You should force Congress and the state legislatures to stop hiring legislative chaplains. You should order all levels of government to keep chaplains out of prisons. You should order the Armed Forces to keep chaplains out of the military, too.

Also, remember, that if you become a Supreme Court Justice and you do all of those things, you are still only mortal and will have to eventually leave the Court. And eventually, we'll just appoint some new Justices who don't interpret the Establishment Clause the way you do and then we'll be able to re-instate all of those things.

After all, it's just sophistry.

Answer 4

I fail to understand how the words under god could possible be offensive to anyone even the atheist or ?coming for a Christan back ground I have often wondered how some people could believe in many things such as the Buddiest, but once I understood their beliefs a little, and who Buddy was and how his teachings were I don't know that I believe in his teachings but, it certaintly is not offense to me, no one can deny our constitution and country was formed under the premises of the Christian faith
so if some one doesn't like our country they do have the right to leave it, especially in view the fact that 80% of our country believes in god, in a demoracy the majority rules, or at least it is supposed to, so now that you have your minute of fame, what else is bothering you???

Answer 5

What should be done and what will be done are two different things.

Yeah, I think it shouldn't have been added in the first place. Especially, since it was just a anti-"godless commie", reactionary, early Cold War Mccarthyistic slogan to separate "us against them".

The damned saying has separated Americans, ironically, ever since. I remember it being flung in my face for daring to do a 5th grade project on the Soviet Union in the early 80's. *sigh*

I doubt that it will ever be taken off, though. Some people seem to think once the God lucky-charm has been removed we won't be under His/It's protection...like He's some sort of mofia boss or something!

Answer 6

My parents and all my aunts and uncles grew up saying the pledge without "In God We Trust."

They grew up to be fine Americans, fight in WW2 and Korea, raise their families and contribute to the community.

They turned out a helluva lot better than the garbage running around today.

Answer 7

We the People are not required by the Constitution to recite a pledge, so what does it matter if you stick a vaguely religious phrase in a pledge? As for the money, the Federal Reserve prints our money, so they control what it looks like. Go bother them if you're so uppity about it.

Answer 8

It forces no one to profess a belief in God or actually believe in God whatsoever

It does not establish a single religion

It does not violate anyones ability to freely exercise, or choose not to exercise, any religion

So therefore it is not unconstitutional to have these phrases in the pledge or on currency, and therefore should remain

Answer 9

Yes.

As for the coin money, I have 2 silver dollars from 1882 that contain "In God We Trust".

Answer 10

Yes, they should be there. Like it or not, our nation was founded on basic Judeo-Christian ethics and morality. And the Constitution forbids the government from establishing its own church. It says nothing about having to take any reference to God out of public life until we live in a sanitary atheist society.

Answer 11

If people think the religious references are not such a big deal, and people are being too politically correct about nothing, then take them all out! If it's no big deal.

Unless you have other motivations.