People came to this country for a chance to make a better life for themselves and their children, not so they could be united under a single theistic nation. In many cases, they were fleeing that exact sort of religious intolerance.
One of principles America was founded on was the freedom to believe in one, many, any or no god(s). Our current pledge of allegiance implies one is pledging allegiance to a nation that is under a singularly unique god (or concept of god), which is neither the social consensus, or what the founding fathers intended (separation of church and state.)
I am loyal to my country, not my neighbors theist beliefs, so why must I say as much when I pledge allegiance to my country?
2007-03-24 18:34:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
America is one nation under God, if you don't like it move to another country.
My ancestors came here so they could have Freedom of Religion without that right being infringed upon, so stop trying to infringe upon it, the good God believing people far outnumber the Godless, so if you don't like it move to a Godless nation there are plenty of those to choose from, perhaps China might suit you better.
2007-03-24 18:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Angelz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My Native American ancestors came here because there was plenty of food and living space. I'm not sure about my European ancestors, but I suspect they came here 'cause they got kicked out of their own country. And does anybody even say the Pledge of Allegiance anymore? When I was in school, we used to say it before class for about the first week and a half of school, and by the time everybody's new shoes were starting to get scuffed, it had been abandoned. I'm surprised they still do it.
2007-03-24 18:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Amalthea 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not use the "under god" bit in the pledge of allegiance. My ancestors came in search of a better life, usually because conditions were bad at home.
2007-03-24 18:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That part of the pledge was introduced in the 50's when America was gripped by zealous anti-Commie fanaticism (of course, in no way similar to our current anti-Muslim, terrorist paranoia today). But honestly, there are some things so trivial that it's really not worth making a fuss over.
2007-03-24 18:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know most of the things in the constitution and a lot of the things were founded because those same founding slaveowners, i mean fathers were religious?. These things came from scripture. Without God how could America succeed..? Knowing God is not just the midst of it, would you like neighbors who worship Satan and go around killing everybody and being happy because they were free to do it? Nothing makes sense, I would be happy to have people who follow God's words to live near me. In that case they would try there best to follow the things God wants to do.
2007-03-24 18:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Guru 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Land of opportunity. My family landed in New York about 300 years ago. During the American Revolution, brother against brother, it split the family and about half of them went North into Ontario Canada as they were unwilling to take part in the war. Eventually, they slowly moved west and settled in Saskatchewan. In the 20's, my grandmothers side of the family moved to Alberta Canada, where they've been ever since.
2007-03-24 18:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One us of a is interior the unique Pledge Of Allegiance, written in 1892. under"god" wasn't further till 1954 in the process the panic interior the U.S. over alleged Communists interior the army and the government. to those that sense Catholics are not "christians" it grew to become into the Knights of Columbus who spearheaded the inclusion of those 2 words over the objections of the kinfolk of the author Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister and properly-consumer-friendly SOCIALIST.
2016-10-20 09:54:03 · answer #7 · answered by grauer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economics was probably number one for them although one was shanghied onto a ship that needed more sailors in 1850 or so. He was only 16. I agree about not having to recite that pledge.
2007-03-24 18:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually my relatives immigrated to the USA on my Father's side because the communist/facists took over Portugal
On my mother's side because of the Catholic/protestant wars in Ireland
So on both they came for religious reasons. Specifically because they were Catholic, which was outlawed in both Portugal and Ireland for a while
Compared to the rest of the people on here from their history we are short timers I am second generation on one side and third on the other. My the last of my grandparentes came over in 1929
2007-03-24 18:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well one line of ancestors were already here, the rest all came over before it was even one Nation, so I have no idea why they really came.
2007-03-24 18:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋