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Pledge of Allegiance

9 Pledges
  • Start Date:
    1-12-2007
  • Last Pledge:
    8-28-2008

Issue:

"Should the words "under God" be in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance? They were added as a result of the Red Scare (a widespread hysterical fear of communism that consumed the United States in the 1920s and then again in the 1950s) and were intended to separate us from the religious-less communists."

Belief:

In God We Trust. Oaths sworn in court use the phrase '…so help me God.' The Supreme Court convenes with a prayer, 'God save this honorable court.' Every mention of God in a Government run institutions is a breach of separation of church and state.

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Submitted by Jacquelyn s. on Sat, 08/09/2008 - 21:31

Joe Jonas Lover I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANY MORE, IT SEEMS FALSE TO ME NOW

Submitted by Miya M. at MySpace on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 00:37

And to those who say this country was founded on God, you obviously don't know your history. America was founded on religious freedom and tolerance in general. The vast majority of emigrants came to this country to escape persecution, religious persecution in particular for the earliest emigrants. The vast majority of the founding fathers had no faith and were deists at best. Some were flat-out opponents of Christianity and religion as a whole.

"During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution." -James Madison
"Question with boldness even the existence of God; because if there be one, He must approve of the homage of Reason rather than that of blindfolded Fear." -Thomas Jefferson
"I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved -- the Cross. Consider what calamities that engine of grief has produced!" -John Adams
"I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life I absented myself from Christian assemblies." -Benjamin Franklin

Submitted by Miya M. at MySpace on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 00:28

Todd-
Do you support intolerance? That's the entire reason "in God we trust", "under God", and other mentions of God were added in 1954 to weed out the filthy, evil, atheistic communists in this country. Hardly a Christlike movement, don't you think?

Submitted by Todd G. at Facebook on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 14:55

First of all, it is not a breach of separation of church and state. That was also created long after the country was founded. Try the 1960s. If you go to the Supreme Court what do you see on the wall? Moses holding the 10 comandments. If you go to the Senate, there are designs all over the inside and out of nearly all the buildings and they refer to God, moses, 10 commandments so it should stay. Just because were are in a new century...God never changes and is always the same. The one true God of the Bible.

Submitted by Its Your Boy Co... at MySpace on Sat, 06/07/2008 - 23:32

you people that think under god should be taken out of the POA are worng. Have you all forgot what this country was built on, or did u forget that class.

Submitted by romain r. on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 19:14

"under god " has no place in the POA.It should be over, we re in the 21th century !!

Submitted by David B. at Facebook on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 14:44

If the POA said "and to the democracy for which it stands" instead of "and to the republic"...you'd see a shift in salivators.
I personally find the "under God" addition to be supererogatory and divisive. Will any God do, or does it have to be the Christian God?

Submitted by Lori E. on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 19:23

Why are people so afraid of 2 words...I feel that having faith in God can truley help many people. Our nation was founded with those words and just because someone doesn't like it doesn't mean it should be removed. Taking it out may only cause alot of people to be upset. Freedom Of religion right? If you don't like then don't say the pledge!!

Submitted by Carolyn D. on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 23:13

the Pledge of Allefiance stands as it is!!!

Submitted by James M. on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 11:40

 Look this country was founded in the belief of In  God  we trust, and you know what it works. Also, "under God" works for all religions and different cultures in this country. So to remove thosr two words in order to please the minority of godless liberals and wannabe socialists infesting would simply be unAmerican.

Submitted by Aqua B. on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 19:44

Actually if you want to go there then not taking it out could be concidered unAmerican. note: Freedom of Religion, or speach or whatever someone wants to use. And the capital G in god is what people have a problem with. Mainly Christians use the capital g if I'm as knowledgeable about religions as I think I am, all other ones use actual names for their gods.
But I think it would cause more work than necessary to take it out. It hasn't hurt anyone.

Submitted by Ray E. on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 03:03

Aqua is right. It'd take more time to take it out. I, personally, say under Gods. Thats just me. Go Paganists.

Submitted by Mary C. on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 15:07

The pledge of allegience is not only an allegience to our country but the One who has dominion over it. We should keep God in the pledge and let it stay as it has since God is the One we are under,

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