Why SHOULD One nation under God be left in the pledg?

Answer 1

It is our pledge of allegiance......so it should remain. If an atheist doesn't like it, leave out the word "GOD" when the pledge is given. No one will force the person to say "GOD". We are a 98% God believing country (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc.) so why should we succumb to the atheists?

Answer 2

It wasn't originally part of the pledge to begin with. Our country was founded on the principles of individual freedom and liberty not religion. Our founding fathers left God out of the Declaration of Independence and instead said people were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. The word God in the first paragraph quickly gives way to Creator. That way it was acknowledging one's Creator, whether it was a God or not, without establishing a religion. It was simply a higher power other than man. The First Amendment says that the government cannot establish a religion. England did this and it did not work out too well for them. Henry VIII started burning Protestants at the stakes for protesting the Catholic church. In every country that established a religion it always lead to the persecution of others. And our founding fathers were not fond of the government getting involved with religion for this reason. What if the phrase said in Satan or Buddha we trust? Would you be saying the same thing you are now, and telling them to leave it alone? Or would you be running to the ACLU to try to get it removed because it is establishing a religion you don't like? This walks a very fine line in establishing a religion, and gets the government involved with something where it does not belong. They shouldn't have put that phrase in there to begin with.

Answer 3

Why shouldn't it?

The vast majority of Americans belive in God in some shape or form. Why should they NOT be allowed to say it? What about THEIR rights?

Should we change our money, too? It does, after all, say "In God We Trust". I figure if it really bothers the atheists so much, let 'em raise the funds such a change would require.

How about the Declaration of Independence? Should we take God out of that, too?

"IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Obviously, it goes on from there, but in the first two paragraphs, God is mentioned.

I find it offensive as all hell that, thanks to the communists at the ACLU (if you don't believe they're a commie organization, do a little research on their founder. He's pretty specific about it) kids in NY schools can display a Jewish Menorah for Hannukah, a Muslim Star and Crescent for Ramandan, but don't you DARE set up a Nativity scene. I hope you can see the total hypocrisy there.

"Seperation of Church and State" was NOT intended to remove any and all references to God out of the public. It WAS intended to ensure the gov't can't force you to go to their church/synagogue/mosque.

Hope I didn't offend you - I think your question was sincere, and that was not my intent at all. And please ignore any spelling errors - too impatient to wait for the spell check.

Have a lovely evening.

Hey, Gary F -

1.)The Declaration of Independence makes no mention of the ‘Christian’ God.
- I never claimed it did. The Pledge doesn't refer to the Christian God, either - it just says GOD. Why is God so scary to liberals?

But, more importantly – The Declaration of Independence is not a part of the establishment of the government of the United States – and, is not even a document of the country (which did not exist when the DOI was drafted). - So, we should just ignore it? And, sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean by "is not even a document of the country"? Um - it was the...oh, nevermind.

2.) There is only one document underlying the creation of the government of the United States – the US Constitution, and it contains NO mention of ANY God or religion. - So you think the Declaration is meaningless?

WHAT is so scary about God? And why should the VAST majority bend over backwards for the very small minority? Political correctness is a disease.

Answer 4

I am a Catholic so I think I am in a premier position to tell you why it should stay.

The Knights of Columbus pressed the Congress of the United States to add the words to the pledge. As Catholics, we are the ones that can turn bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood. It is our Priest that can accept your confessions for Jesus and forgive you. We are the ones that know you should accept one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

And so, you have to agree that we are the ones that should teach Americans how to pray to Jesus during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Answer 5

Who would you most expect to take the Pledge, The Marine, the Minister, the Congressman or The Enemy Spy?

Answer 6

It shouldn't be removed, but it shouldn't be mandatory either: Schoolchildren should say the pledge, as they are all Americans and are growing and future members of the American society. Not all of them, however, are growing and future believers in any god or gods.

By keeping it in the pledge, while at the same time requiring children to say it, we're forcing them to recognize a higher power. It should be optional to include "under God", thus providing a choice.

Answer 7

Because almost everyone wants the words to be there. It makes them feel good. If those words make you feel bad -- tough. You're outvoted.

This to MaybePOTUS, below me:

Children cannot be forced to recite the Pledge. That is per the Court's decision in West Virginia v. Barnette, 1943. The question isn't whether or not children should be forced to recite. They can't be forced to recite. The issue this asker is asking about is whether or not the legislation passed by Congress in 1954 should be repealed so that the federal government will no longer endorse a belief in God.

Answer 8

We should never remove God from the pledge. God has blessed America,and if the liberals ever remove God from this great country we will fall assure as Rome did.

Answer 9

Articchick is right, but she missed one point. U.S. Constitution Article 7, Clause 2 states in part," done in the Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord" Etc, Etc.

Answer 10

Well, if we take it out would we then take it out of all documents in the history of the United States? Is our current money going to be "unconstitutional?" Our founding father's believed that we were one nation under God, I say stick with what we started with, it didn't hurt the nation at all. Gave us integrity, and strength. Just my opinion, though.