Do you think the words "Under God" should be removed from the pledge?

Question

I think that it should im just courious and please dont be rude

Answer 1

It wasn't there to begin with... it doesn't need to be there now.

Answer 2

It would please me to see "under God" removed from the pledge, since it was inserted by right-wingers as a protest against a Communist nation that no longer even exists.

I appreciate that many Christians would be upset by this action, so in the interest of maintaining the peace, I wouldn't really object if "under God" remained part of the pledge. It's not so important to me that I can justify insulting the sensitivities of my fellow Christian Americans.

I say compromise and leave it alone, for the sake of America. Truth be told, for over fifty years I've always skipped over the "under God" part anyway.

Answer 3

Yes, absolutely.

First, our Constitution expressly states that we will have no governmental designation of any official religion. Claiming that our nation is "under god" can hardly be said to be in line with the Constitution.

Second, "Under God" was not in the original Pledge. It was added during the McCarthy Era of inquisitions, intended to root out Communists. The idea was that Communists would be unable to bring themselves to say the words "under God," just as a vampire can't stand the sight of a cross. It's a totally ridiculous, laughably naive reason to change the Pledge, especially in light of the Constitution. And now that it's more acceptable to be a Communist than it is an atheist, it has NO place remaining in the Pledge, either.

Answer 4

because i exchange into no longer around in 1954, i won't have the capacity to speak as to why Congress handed the invoice or why Eisenhower signed it. however the words are no longer something unusual. President Lincoln blanketed the words "decrease than God" in his usual Gettysburg handle in 1863. And as such, the words "decrease than God" are additionally carved into the Lincoln Memorial. And that happend long till now Congress extra the words "decrease than God" to the Pledge. whether it particularly is unconstitutional to have the words "decrease than God" interior the Pledge, then does not it additionally be unconstitutional to have the words carved, at taxpayers' fee, into the stone on a central authority monument? I desire i ought to thoroughly understand the 1st sentence of your assertion, "I located in a ... opposition based on my speech negated ...." etc. this is form of puzzling to understand what you stated there. Be that because it may, I particularly have long had an extremely puzzling time information what the words "a wall of separation between church and state" recommend, and that i've got long tried to understand why so very a lot of human beings talk so with a bit of luck that they know what our Founding Fathers meant via those words. I desire an extremely narrow interpretation of the enterprise Clause, through fact having an extremely narrow interpretation is the only way that i'm able to make experience out of the thought that the Clause is a rule of regulation that each and every person of our ranges of government could desire to continuously obey. I decide to assert that the enterprise Clause in basic terms prohibits: a million) the adoption of an first rate faith (the way that Judaism is the 1st rate faith of Israel), and a couple of) any deferment of regulation-making and regulation-implementing common jobs of the government to any church or church homes. regulations could desire to be made via the elected representatives of the folk and could be enforced via the elected executives of the folk; those powers should not be transfered to any church(es). it particularly is the only element that the enterprise Clause potential to me.

Answer 5

It was completely unecessary to add the phrase. I was 14 when it happened and that's when I stopped reciting it.

The pledge was a perfect patriotic oath, beautifully written, applicable to all Americans. When they added "under god", it became a prayer and no longer applied to me and millions of others. It excluded anyone who didn't believe in the christian god. It is worthless today.

They should restore it to it's original wording.....thence, it would apply to everyone, not just a select few.

And, to those who insist on inferring that this is a Christian nation founded on religious principles, may I refer to back to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Madison, Ben Franklin and others. If you bothered, you would KNOW how these men and others took deliberate steps to keep christianity out of these documents.......

Answer 6

Technically, yeah. We are a nation that rightly prides itself on religious freedom - and in spite of what the more aggressive theists try to argue, that DOES include the freedom to not believe in God at all. Besides, "under God" in the Pledge is only a relic of McCarthyism in the 50's.

I love the girl who says "It's history, and we shouldn't change history, should we?" She should really look into history!

Also, I agree with the Dude who called the Pledge "jingoistic" - but that's the nature of patriotism.

Answer 7

No, our nation was founded on Christianity, all of our forfathers were good, Godly men. Sad to say, but many will not participate in the reciting of the American pledge,but are they hurt, ??No, they aren't. In this country you can believe in whatever God you want, as long as your god does not make you kill people that are not like you-like muslims(but even that is allowed, even though their religion tells them to kill people that are not like them..9/11). So, our country that was founded by people who came here to openly worship God and not be persecuted in England for it,....we have to take that away??No., we should not. Just like there maybe peopleliving here-sure there are-that hate Americans, the American flag....does that mean we change our name, and get rid of an American flag, becuase people dont like it and have the freedom to say they dont???This is America, we speak English, we have an American flag, our country was founded by people who were Christians, why do we have to change America??

Answer 8

Yes, in fact I think the whole pledge should be done away with. We are not one nation, we are a bickering bunch of crybabies, just as you have demonstrated. Perhaps we can do away with our nation all together, and prove the point that those who will not stand together will fall together, then you and yours may be happy for a short while anyway, at lest until you see the hoards coming over the distant hills to finish us all off.

Answer 9

No.
52 of 55 people drafting the Constitution were Christians.
27 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence had Bible seminary degrees.
34% of the documents written between 1760 and 1805 quoted the Bible (no other source was quoted as frequently).
94% of all quotes by the Founding Fathers were based on the Bible.


Why the thumbs down? Are you afraid of historical facts and unwilling to believe the truth about our Christian heritage?


Why do you think the words "under God" make this a christian statement? The Jewish people believe in God, the Islamic people believe in God and the Christians believe in God. This is not establishing one religion over the country. The only people who complain are the athiest and they are the minority. This country is a Republic and the majority rules.

Answer 10

Yes. We added that to the pledge back in 1954 in our efforts to show that we were different than the Soviets. Those heathens!

Answer 11

Yes. Regardless of whether you believe in god or not, it's a lie for me, and I therefore generally do not say the pledge, though I'd like to be able to swear my allegiance to my country without being false.