"under God", should it be taken out?? Options

[starling]

The case is up before the Supreme Court. So what do you think??

[*disco infiltrator*]

But it includes the idea of God, saying our nation is under God, as if we follow him, as a country.

[waccoon]

http://atheism.about.com/od/churchstatemyt...ledgeandgod.htm
I think everyone needs to read that before they post any more in this topic.

Politicization of the Pledge continued in earnest when, in 1942, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance — this established their authority over it and over its use.

Through World War II, the Pledge became a symbol of national unity — so much so that, when Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to recite it, they encountered a great deal of opposition and prejudice.
They lost their first Supreme Court Case but won their second — and in the aftermath many Witnesses suffered. Among the worst incidents were the burning of a Kingdom Hall in Maine, police assisting a mob in Maryland in dispersing a Bible meeting, and nearly an entire town in Illinois attacking a group of Witnesses, which required calling in state police to protect them.

During the 1950s matters worsened as people became more and more afraid of the communists. Many people were persecuted, denied work, and even jailed for no other reason but that they allegedly had Communist leanings. In an effort to link national unity with opposition to “godless communism,” the Knights of Columbus (“Strong Right Arm of the Church”) campaigned to have the words “under God” added to the Pledge. This was around the same time, and for the same reason, that ”In God We Trust” was added to all money and made the national motto.