How does removing "Under God" and "In God We Trust" from the Pledge of Allegiance and our currency, respectively, limit a believers ability to practice their religion as they see fit?
If removing them doesn't violate a believers 1st Amendment right to freely exercise their religious beliefs...why are they still on there????
Another question. If removed from the pledge and our currency, would that anger your god, and make him want to hurt this nation?
I've never really understood how those who support keeping both slogans on our currency and in our pledge justify their position... when they realize that removing them doesn't violate their Constitutional rights.
2007-11-06 06:43:26 · 17 answers · asked by Adam G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
NO1HOME2DAY....
Do you actually believe that "IGWT" and "Under God" were added by our Founding Fathers? If so, I have news for you...both slogans were added in the mid 1950's by Congress......
2007-11-06 06:54:30 · update #1
ELDER MOON...
Such intolerance. Do you always show this much intollerance to citizens of the US who don't share your beliefs??? "Believe like the rest of us or get the hell out..."
That's a bit harsh, don't you think????
2007-11-06 07:07:21 · update #2
1.)It doesnt
2.) No, god doesnt exist.
2007-11-06 06:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Psychedelic Pantheist 2 · 2⤊ 6⤋
When the first people to touch the shores of this country, the first thing they did was to get down on their knees and thank the lord for a safe voyage, and to thank him for this land they found.
All thru history, those that came from different countries that were war torn, of in some way ravaged, the first thing they did was thank the Lord for being here.
Our fore Fathers, who fought to get out from under British rule, when drafted the declaration of Independence and the constitution, gave thanks to God.
In our society today, it has become so much a melting pot of different cultures that we are leaning towards a more "Politically correct" society, as not to offend the different cultures.
Removing prayer from schools, because little johnny is an atheist, and he finds it offensive, or because little habib doesn't believe in the same god, we have to stop doing it. The pledge of allegiance was cut because of the foreign influence, they didn't feel they needed to pledge to America or the god.
Removing it from our currency is just another politically correct step.
I say this, if they find it offensive, or don't want to pledge allegiance, the there is always a plane or boat leaving back to their country, get the hell out.
2007-11-06 07:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by elder_moon81 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
People are just trying to take God out of thier lives, and they think they have the right to do that to everyones, People are going to find God when that seed is planted one way or another, it is not even an argument, You cannot get rid of God, but one day, Jesus Christ will return for the ones who truly believed, and this hasn't anything to do with money, etc, I wonder if putting that on money in the first place had anything to do with when the puritans came over here to start with.
They came so they could worship and get away from the Brittish, look how Jesus said what is Ceasers is Ceasers, and what is Gods is Gods, I wonder if that did not influence why we put In God WE Trust on Money.
2007-11-06 06:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn C 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Agreed, however the implication or mention of God to non-believers is repugnant and does IMPLY religion. It's a shame that one can't simply believe in God without religion coming up as a topic of discussion. It's also a shame that the ideas / concepts of God and religion can't seem to be separated.
2007-11-06 06:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having God in the pledge is illegal
have u ever heard of 'separation of church and state'
yea...better do some more reading buddy
2007-11-06 06:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by JulyFire 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The government may NOT limit, hinder, or interfere with religion or the free expression, thereof.
For congress to remove these is a violation of the constitution. If our ancestors had NOT bothered to include these words, it would not be an issue today. But the fact that they DID include them tells me that they felt it was important enough to have them in there. Are we wiser today than those who went before us and sacrificed so that we may live free?
Before you answer that, tell me what was the pornography rate back then, compared to today? What was the rate of abortions back then compared to today? What was the rate of child abductions and abuse back then compared to today?
It seems to me that we're not really in any position to criticize the men and women who included these words, when our lives don't amount to a hill of beans in moral comparison! We need to LEARN from our forefathers, rather than mock them for what they said!
2007-11-06 06:51:27 · answer #6 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Do you think that our nation would be as powerful and rich without God? Look at all the countries in the world especially the ones with famine what do they worship? In India it's a cow. In Africa it's Islam. They have abundance of food in the rivers and ocean but because of Islam they won't touch most of it. The mid east is in chaos. Please, the United States needs God.
2007-11-06 06:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer, from a Christian perspective, is relatively simple. God supercedes the Constitution! The Bible states that "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord (Jehovah)" (Psalm 33:12). It also states that "except the Lord (Jehovah) build the house, they labor in vain that build it" (Psalm 127:1). The problem is that when we forget and forsake God, He may choose to forsake and withhold His blessing from us, as He did to the nation of Israel when they forsook Him. So, yes, it does anger God.
It is sad that we, as a nation, seem to be of the belief that it is better to have the liberty to be immoral, than to have the blessings of God on our nation.
In the end, God WILL be glorified!
2007-11-06 06:53:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
All i choose for Christmas is my 2 front tooth ( I had an accident years in the past and the front have porcelin caps that could desire to get replaced in approximately 2 months while i could have saved adequate money to interchange them!)
2016-10-01 23:12:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking "under God" out of the pledge is yet another way to take God out of our society.
Before long, it will be illegal to even say His name.
Removing it from the pledge is a small step.....than can lead to bigger ones. That's why we fight against it
2007-11-06 06:47:23 · answer #10 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't, but your politicians need the fundies votes, and since fundies make up a good 90% of your population, its not gonna go down well with them.
2007-11-06 06:53:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋