can u guys give me three different reasons y "under god" should be in the pledge or 3 reasons y it shouldnt. i need to write my social studies essay on this.
this is what i have so far:
Reasons to keep "under God"
1. "Polls show that around 90% of those asked, favor leaving "under God" in the pledge"(i found this info from articles so its a fact)
2.it cultivates religion and self belonging among immigrants(but i dont have that much to write about under this topic so im looking for another)
3.our country was founded on religion
Reasons why it shouldnt be ket in pledge:
1. against constitution(seperation of church and state)
2. there are those who dont believe in a God, such as atheists
2007-01-18 06:23:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
America was not founded upon a single religion. The founding fathers did not want religion and the state to be ever intertwined. Immigrants coming from other countries do not feel any closer to the country by having under god in the pledge. Most immigrants come from 1840-1920. The part with under god in the pledge is from the 1950's. The immigrants coming are also from different religions. The world is based upon a multitude of different religions, some believing in more then one god. Forcing a belief that one does not have is becoming a religious state. What is does do is bring more christian religious leaders together.
A changed happened in the 1950's were the country tended to be more religious. This revivalism changed American government. In 1954 the pledge was changed to have under god in it. Before this time it was never in the pledge. Look into the Scopes trial for more info on the religion taking hold of America.
2007-01-18 06:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of your numbers aren't correct.
Our country wasn't founded on religion. It was founded on the concept of freedom OF religion. If we had been founded on religion, the founding fathers would have designated which religion was the national one.
It also doesn't cultivate religion and self belonging. You won't find any studies that say it is so, since not all immigrants come with the same belief set.
As to why it should be removed from the pledge...
It was not part of the original pledge. It was added in 1954 after many failed attempts.
The addition of that line does fall into the first amendment's religion clauses. Athiest and others have objected to the inclusion as a violation of their freedom of religion.
See the below link for more info.
2007-01-18 06:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Garylian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you write your essay, check out these links...
http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
Read a little of the history of the pledge.Under God was not included in the original version. That was added much later.
My biggest reasons for wanting them to return the pledge to the WAY IT WAS WRITTEN is that one nation, under God, has a much different meaning that One nation, indivisible. I personally think that unity is something we need to be focusing on in the world we now live in. We need to focus on the things we, as Americans, have in common, not our differences.
The phrase, under God was added during the time of McCarthyism, when anyone who objected to that would have been branded a communist, ended their political career, and possibly even jailed. So no one spoke up, even if they thought it was a mistake to make a pledge to our country into a public prayer. Good luck with your essay.
2007-01-18 06:34:33 · answer #3 · answered by ntm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should
1. religious freedom and freedom of speech that government cannot censor
2. can be interpreted with secular meaning that is not offensive
such "under God" meaning "for the common Good" or the "public good". therefore its meaning is all-inclusive and not religious. Giving the people the option to recite either "for the common/public good" or "under God" so that it does not matter.
3. if the school or institution votes on this democratically and chooses to keep it as is for historical integrity or tradition
Should not:
If the school or institution votes to change this or delete it, as the original pledge did NOT include "under God" which was added later
In general, I believe that in keeping with equal Constitutional protections, to respect the religious freedom and freedom of speech of all participants equally, each school or institution should decide democratically how to handle issues of school prayer, creation/evolution, sex education and other conflicts concerning religious views, and only follow policies that reflect a consensus agreement that does not impose on parties against their will or beliefs. If parties cannot agree, they must find means to separate and not be forced to be under one organization.
2007-01-18 06:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As your 1st argument points out, polls show that over 90% of Americans believe in a God of some sort, maybe not all the "same" God, but some type.
#2 and #3 It does NOT cultivate religion, it just shows that this nation was built along the precepts of a 'freedom' of religion, a freedom to worship as one pleases; that is, there is not a "State Sanctioned" religion as there was in England when the United States were still colonies.
For your counter-arguments,I, personally, do not believe it violates any precept of the separation of Church and State.
As far as the atheists, God will take care of them, I will not have my life or beliefs dictated by the few.
God Bless America
2007-01-18 06:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by mrjomorisin 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say against it would be, that not everyone one believes in one God. Polytheism or something like that. And not everyone believes that his God is that same as your God.
Personally, i am for religion.
2007-01-18 06:30:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mystie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋