Should it be banned from being said out in public period?
2007-04-05 04:52:52 · 16 answers · asked by Nyema 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sure, why not? It wasn't in the original anyway. Let's put it back the way it was originally intended.
2007-04-05 04:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "under god" doesn't belong in the Pledge, and should be removed.
I don't know whether you are suggesting that publicly saying "God" should be be banned, or the Pledge. Either way the answer is an emphatic "NO!".
People should be allowed to hold any religious belief they wish, and to express it in any way that does not infringe on the similar rights of others. Banning "God" from the public stage has never been anything but a fringe minority's goal.
2007-04-05 16:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"We should not allow the words 'under God' to be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance, "Everyday in the House chamber, we honor our nation by reciting the Pledge. Schoolchildren across our nation should be allowed to make that same statement, thus building a foundation of patriotism and citizenship. Generations of Americans regard the Pledge of Allegiance as a solemn statement of our nation's values. We must protect the Pledge to preserve our patriotism and our values."
The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year reversed and remanded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that the Pledge is unconstitutional containing the phrase "under God." However, the Supreme Court did so on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked the legal standing to bring the case and did not address the case on its merits. Etheridge voted previously in favor of legislation condemning the Ninth Circuit's ruling.
The Pledge of Allegiance was penned in 1892 by the Rev. Francis Bellamy. The phrase "under God" was added in 1954 through legislation by Congress and signed by President Eisenhower.
2007-04-05 12:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well the word God has only been in the pledge since 1954. Taking it out wouldn't be a great loss.
But no, I do not think the word God should be banned. We do have a first amendment, you know.
2007-04-05 11:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I always wonder why people who claim they don't believe in God are so scared of God!
No comment on the pledge of allegiance. But banning the word in public? Some people don't agree with war, for some strange reason. Should the word "war" be banned in public, so as not to offend them? Some people believe in global warming, others don't. Should the expression "global warming" be banned in public? Some people disagree with private enterprise. So in order to not offend them, should we also ban the use of the expression "private enterprise"? What a great democracy you would have!!!!!!!
2007-04-05 11:57:03 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Seeing as the US is supposed to be a secular state it should not have any reference to god in the pledge of allegiance.
2007-04-05 11:57:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should be taken out of the pledge. It was only crammed in there during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Restore it to the original state.
Should we have laws against saying "god" in public? Hell no. Facism bites.
2007-04-05 11:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Cindy Lou Who --P3D-- 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It was put in the American pledge during the Communist scare in the mid twentieth century.
Let's keep the original version, as it is respectful of religious differences while upholding the actual context of the pledge.
2007-04-05 12:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The phrase under god was not in the pledge the way the baptist minister who wrote it wrote it. I believe it is disrespectful of the author to change his words without his consent.
Restore the pledge to the author's vision!
Edit: Let me add this. The pledge was said by my grandfather before his troop stormed the beaches at Normandy. Why is the pledge the soldiers around him DIED AFTER SAYING and the one he was WOUNDED after saying not good enough for my son in school? why change it? Seriously. RESTORE! RESTORE! Restore!
2007-04-05 11:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Taking it out of the Pledge would be nice... banning it? NO, not in places where only those who agree on the concept congregate. If it's a mixed crowd then out of courtesy say it to yourself or somesuch.
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2007-04-05 11:56:46 · answer #10 · answered by vinslave 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you ban it from being said in public, you violate the Ist Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF... It amazes me how many of you people either forget or ignore the second clause. That clause means that you can't keep a high school valedictorian from talking about God/Jesus in their speech. It means we can pray in parks, on buses, in court, in election booths.
2007-04-05 12:11:06 · answer #11 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋