The way I see it, the most charitable interpretation of %26quot;under God%26quot; in the pledge is that it%26#039;s an anti-nationalist statement, a reminder that even as we are pledging allegiance to the flag, the flag is not the end all and be all.
So to get the same effect without making American citizens who don%26#039;t want to talk about God in order to be patriotic uncomfortable, make it %26quot;one nation among nations%26quot;
What do you think?|||Why make up a new phrase when the original was just fine?
%26quot;One nation, indivisible.%26quot; Adding %26quot;under god%26quot; just made the line clunky and oh by the way, unconstitutional. It%26#039;s not %26quot;anti-nationalist%26quot;, it%26#039;s just a statement of cohesiveness, and a statement in the belief that one of our country%26#039;s treasured values if for %26quot;liberty and justice for all.%26quot; Adding %26quot;under god%26quot; spat on that idea.
The sentiment was okay in the original before it was changed in 1954 to appease the McCarthyist fear mongers who wanted to prove they were not like those %26quot;godless communists.%26quot;
It was a political move, and had nothing to do with the foundations of this nation.|||I think everyone has better things to worry about than the lyrics to the %26quot;Pledge of Allegiance.%26quot;|||NO|||I think God and the history of God laid the foundation for liberty and law. To deny the origins of our human history is ignorant even if it might offend a few people.|||I don%26#039;t know what we should change it to, but I support taking %26quot;under God%26quot; out of the pledge. Perhaps we should just return it to what it was before it was added?
I would not support taking those two words out if it had always been there, but seeing as it was added in 1954, it should definitely be pulled out.|||The history of our country does have its roots in the Christian faith. Why are we so concerned about the possibility of offending a few people who choose not to believe in God? They have the right not to believe; that is part of being American, choosing on your own what to believe.
I do not support the idea.|||Totally indifferent...I haven%26#039;t said the pledge in so long anyway...I guess if I had kids that were forced to say it I might be a little more interested...just a little...|||I%26#039;m an atheist... but I kind of like %26quot;One nation under God%26quot;. The reason is that it may give any would-be attackers a moment pause to think that maybe we have some super-powerful invisible monster we keep locked in a cloud chamber in the sky just waiting to strike them dead if they invade.
It%26#039;s kind of funny when you think about it that way.|||Of course not.|||Leave it the way it is. We are a nation under God and to say or do anything different denies God. Those who do not believe, that is their prerogative. Each person has their interpretation of God in their lives. If they do not believe it then it is nothing more than words in a poem. If they do believe, then leave it be. Either way it does not matter except to some who want everything to be acceptable to them regardless whether it is acceptable to the rest. They take prayer out of school but add in moment of silence. Ok, so it is prayer time for those that want to privately and it%26#039;s STILL prayer time for those that don%26#039;t want to, they just call it silence time instead.
Leave the pledge alone, we have enough problems in this country already and need to get focused on more important issues. It%26#039;s one thing to fight city hall, but fight God, there is only going to be one winner in the end no matter what we all believe. :-)|||Unfortunately, anti-nationalism was the very farthest thing from the minds of the Knights of Columbus and others who pushed to add the %26quot;under God%26quot; clause to the Pledge back in the 1950s. So I think that %26quot;one nation, indivisible%26quot; is probably as good as any. But I do like the sentiment of %26quot;one nation among nations%26quot;, it%26#039;s one that a lot of Americans seem to have trouble with.|||I think that%26#039;s an excellent idea.|||God is the dearest to both atheist and theist. they miss it if they do.
