2007-05-07 03:35:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, obviously.
The United States is not "under" religion, and it is disrespectful to the nation to suggest that it is. I question the loyalties - the patriotism - of those who want to put the US "under God".
There is a far superior oath administered to newly naturalized citizens, one that is unifying, and not dividing like the 1954 version of the Pledge. It does not ask citizens to put their nation beneath "god", and it does not require a pledge to a flag (shouldn't our allegiance be to the U.S.?).
2007-05-07 03:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 3⤋
If we want to actually obey the establishment clause in the first amendment,then yes it should be. No person with a brain has any doubt that when the words under God were added to the Pledge that they referred to the Judeo Christian God,not some general concept of a higher power,and even then it would be unconstitutional. It is the,at a minimum,attempt at the establishment of one religion over another with the blessing of the state. To say you pledge allegiance to the flag,and all that it stands for,and then to say it stands for one nation under" God "is to in fact say that you swear allegiance to that God. It's indoctrination in its purest form, it just wasn't debated for a long time because those who disagreed were unwilling or intimidated into not speaking up.
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2007-05-07 03:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think the entire Pledge of Allegiance should be done away with. It wasn't created until after the Civil War and it was created as a way to demoralize the soldiers who fought for the southern army. Since it's pretty certain by now that the south will never "rise again", it's served its purpose. I say ditch it.
2007-05-07 03:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by Enslavementalitheist 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with mack j that it is too late and would be way too divisive in this would-be theocracy we call the US. But it's embarrassing to me and many others because of the silliness and backwardness that brought it into the Pledge. The Pledge itself has become divisive as a result. There used to be just two subjects one did not try to discuss with strangers----religion and politics. Now there is a third, patriotism. Recently patriotism has attracted unreasoning zealots, the kind who used to be attracted only to the first two.
2007-05-07 03:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I expect they could make it plural since every one believes in some type of God. The Atheists are their own god. It seems to me that since the Atheists won in the textbook category with their theories that they cling to even though the one who originated the theory no longer believed in it when he died, that we Christians ought to win in the Pledge category. Won't happen though because this is the only heaven they will know so they get to win. We will do our winning later. Have a good one everybody. Sorry I got up feisty today lol. Mmm
2007-05-07 04:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely,it should revert back to it's original phrasing,which did not include "under god" It is a pledge of allegiance to ones country. I took a bullet for my country,My allegiance is no less solid because I don't believe in god. And when I was shot,I was shot for AMERICA,that includes the theists,I was not shot for god
2007-05-07 03:42:14 · answer #6 · answered by nobodinoze 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a personal objection to such a statement as long as it doesn't specify whose God we are talking about, but we are a country that celebrates our diversity, and religious freedom includes freedom from religion, as well as freedom of religion. It wasn't in the original version of the pledge, so it probably should be taken out.....
2007-05-07 04:22:00 · answer #7 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is pointless....
Under God isn't in the pledge. People added it because of something called McCarthyism.
The real question is "do we want to continue to support McCarthyism by refusing to return to the AUTHOR'S VISION of what his pledge was."
2007-05-07 03:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I say we should do away with the entire thing, is our country *so* insecure that it wants our children to pledge their allegiance to it everyday???
2007-05-07 04:58:16 · answer #9 · answered by Caity S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i don't think they should remove "under God" from the Pledge of Allegience? from my point of view? it show's that there is a GOD who is alive up in heaven watching over us in all that we do:) and he is comming quickly to take us Home.. like what he promised his deciples...:)
2007-05-07 04:41:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋