Should Everyone have to be "Under God"

In the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance, there are two word spoken "Under God" which have created a big controversy for many decades. The big argument with this, is whether children should have to repeat these two words in an school environment. Some people feel that saying those two words in the pledge in a violation of church and state. Mostly religious minorities feel that by saying that in the pledge that they may be worshipping another God. Also by saying those words in the Pledge does that pronounce the U.S. as a Chrisitan Nation? The majority of Americans feel like the pledge does not show much or any religous dipiciton inside of it, and that it is just a simple phrase used in the pledge representing any God that you choose to praise. In my opinion i can see how any minority may feel subjected to say the pledge, based on their religious views if any. But I also feel that when saying the pledge it has no specific religion that it is supporting, and is an open statement made and can be interpreted in any type of way. Therefore I feel that "Under God" should be allowed to stay in the Pledge, but it should also be given a choice of whether the speicific child feels comfortable saying it. This relates to class becuase recently we have talked about court cases that have had to deal with religous differences such as Wisconsin v. Yoder. So how do you interpret the Pledge of Allegiance and do you feel that it should be removed?



This video explains how before 1954 there was no "Under God" in the pledge, and it was only added out of fear from the communist fear in America.

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These pictures show how children say the Pledge of Allegiance.

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/court/
http://undergod.procon.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiN-MW-CP0A