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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo (Post 1465785)

The pledge is not unconstitutional. God as used is not a specified deity, and thus does not violate the establishment of any religion. To some, the "God" in the pledge may be a judeao-xtian one, to others it may be the spagetti monster. To an athiest, "God" may be a non existent entity - so in that case they are saying "under a being that doesn't exist" - which conforms to their belief - so why should they have a problem with that?

I am having a hard time believing that

Louis Bowman
The Daughters of the American Revolution
The Sons of the American Revolution
The Knights of Columbus
Holger Christian Langmack
Dr. George MacPherson Docherty of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church

All intended the word god to represent all religions and not just the christian religion. :nope:

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo (Post 1465785)

God as used is not a specified deity, and thus does not violate the establishment of any religion. To some, the "God" in the pledge may be a judeao-xtian one, to others it may be the spagetti monster.

that simply is wrong. If god is written with a small "g", then it is liike you say, refering to the class of deities, gods and djinnis altogether. If it is written with capital "G", then it explicitly is refering to the christian context of that assumed entity. Think of it as a convention (that is not disputed at all), if you want.

That'S why I use small and capital Gs carefully when using that word. ;)

(Not that it matters at all. One god is not less worse than any other :O: ).