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Originally Posted by AngusJS
So it's ok to force kids to state that there is a god, and that their own country exists under it? Wouldn't you (rightly) have a problem with the phrase "...one nation, unfettered by all imaginary gods..."?
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Very well said!
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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
There is a difference between the recognition of a myriad of beliefs and a note to that in the pledge, vs the establishment of a set governmental religion.
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President Eisenhower disagrees. When he signed it into law he said "From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our Nation and our people to the Almighty."[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critici..._of_Allegiance
The "under God" part was added at the exact time that "Godless Communist" was the favored epithet of those most concerned with the Cold War. If that isn't obvious, the fact that "God" is capitalized in the official version should be.