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Why wasnt The words under God added until June 14th 1954?
2007-03-26 10:38:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Cold War. Consider what was happening during the 1950's. HUAC was out of control under McCarthy, people were being censured or blacklisted if it was assumed that they were sympathetic to Communism. Since Communism under Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev was at odds with the Western world, the statement was added to the pledge as a means to reinforce nationalism.
2007-03-26 10:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by taa 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
" It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible". - George Washington
" The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty". -- Thomas Jefferson"
"That Book (the Bible), sir, is the Rock on which our Republic rests". - Andrew Jackson
"It is God who gave us life and liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift from God?" - Thomas Jefferson
"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God and to obey His will". -- George Washington
" We stake the whole future history of this nation upon the ablility of its people to govern & control themselves according to the 10 Commandments". -- James Madison ...Chief Archetect of the US Constistution and 2nd Pres. of US.
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ." - Patrick Henry
So why should we believe clueless atheists that are trying to convince us otherwise? I choose to believe our Founding Fathers and reject the atheists who are trying to re-write history to suit their own selfish agenda.
"America was founded as a Christian Nation according to John Adams: "The highest history of the American revolutionis this:It connected in ONE INDISSOLUABLE BOND the principles of civil government with the principles of CHRISTIANITY". -- John Adam - 2nd President of the U S
" The American nation from its first settlement at Jamestown to this hour is BASED UPON and permeated BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BIBLE". Supreme Court Justice David Joseph Breiver (1837-1910)
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indespensible supports". - George Washington.
"OurConstitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other". _ John Adams
PLEASE GET AN EDUCATION PAL>
2007-03-26 10:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
it was american propoganda against the soviets to add the word god, cause the russian and lithuanian people, etc. were deeply religious and we were saying "heh your government has sworn off god so dont kill us in a war cause we love god"
did it work?
yes
2007-03-26 10:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Had to make a stand against "them godless Commies" somehow right? Sick.
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2007-03-26 10:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't it the mason's that had them added? No it was the knights of columbus I think.
2007-03-26 11:00:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
UNDER GOD....
IF YOU ARE ASHAMED OF OUR WAYS THEN GET THE HECK OUT OF AMERICA.
WE DON'T NEED YOU TO COME FROM WHEREVER YOU CAME AND BRING IN YOUR WAYS THAT YOU REBEL AGAINST,YET YOU BRING THEM HERE.
In 1892 when the man wrote the pledge left our the United States as well. He was a socialist!!!!
2007-03-26 10:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋