Pledge of Allegiance, bye bye "Under God" Options

[*NatiMarie*]

Ok, so I heard that the 'Under God' part of the Pledge of Allegiance is going to be taken off.

What do you think? Should it have stayed? Will these be action be done, or will continue to stay in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Should the Pledge of Allegiance even contain 'Under God' in it?

[ThunderEvermore]

I'm sorry, I do this way too fast.

Now, what of the writer of the pledge?

Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).

His original Pledge read as follows: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' He considered placing the word, 'equality,' in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans. [ * 'to' added in October, 1892. ]

In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the 'leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge's words, 'my Flag,' to 'the Flag of the United States of America.' Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored.
In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer. Bellamy's granddaughter said he also would have resented this second change. He had been pressured into leaving his church in 1891 because of his socialist sermons. In his retirement in Florida, he stopped attending church because he disliked the racial bigotry he found there.

The whole point of the pledge is to form a unity of those in this country. From different races, background, RELIGIONS, etc, they all fall under the term "American". The addition of "under God" just splits this unity in two. Whats the point of patriotism if it isnt going to apply to all?

HAHA. FOUND IT. Ahem...sorry. The Lemon Test. Those strict requirements I was talking about.

1) It must have a secular purpose.
2) Its principal or primary effect must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion.
3) It must not foster "an excessive government entanglement with religion."

You have to ask yourself if this passes the test.