When people salute the flag? Because a lot of people don't believe in god. I don't salute the flag I'm just asking the people that doDo you think the words one nation under god should be taken out or changed?Yet you will live in the lap of American luxury.... where even its poor live richer than 95% of the earth's population. Do you know why you have it so good in America? Because others, before you, gave their lives in the service of this county to secure and protect the freedoms you now have.
%26quot;I don't salute the flag%26quot;
You don't even know what the flag stands for.
And for those who believe that %26quot;God%26quot; is not a part of this nation's political, social, and economical infrastructure should go back to Junior High (Middle School) and take government all over again.
%26quot;...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ...%26quot; (The Declaration of Independence)
Our founding fathers believed that all men answer to God (their Creator) and that no government has the right to interfere with that human responsibility. Our constitution was designed to protect this freedom. Our country is founded as a Democratic Republic where the people govern themselves in the confines of an established standard. And the established standard is derived from the Holy Scriptures... you can think of it as the Christian concept of man's responsibility to himself, to others, and to God.
Do you think the words one nation under god should be taken out or changed?
That's a very good question.
They were not in the original pledge of allegiance.
In its original form it read:
%26quot;I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.%26quot;
In 1923, the words, %26quot;the Flag of the United States of America%26quot; were added. At this time it read:
%26quot;I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.%26quot;
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words %26quot;under God,%26quot; creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Today it reads:
%26quot;I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.%26quot;
Since the 'communist threat' of the 50's is no longer of any consequence, the words really need not be there.
Do you think the words one nation under god should be taken out or changed?
They should be taken out all together.
YES, ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT YES!!!!
Yes, because it represents a violation of the law by the people who impose laws over the rest of us, and force us to comply with them.
I personally think it should be returned to the way Bellamy originally wrote it:
%26quot;I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.%26quot;
Many people believed at one time that the earth was FLAT.
I don't give a crap what others believe!
Believe the Truth as God's Spirit reveals it!
Jesus is Lord!
How about 'One nation under greed'?
Yes that would be more honest.
It doesn't really matter. If we take it out, religion nuts would freak out and that's more pain than it's worth. Atheists are mature enough to just ignore those words or just not say the pledge of allegiance.
Yes.
It wasn't in the first pledge, so it seems right to take it out to further separation of church and state. How would Christians like to pledge to %26quot;One Nation Under Shiva%26quot;?
I think that the entire Pledge should be abandoned altogether. Truly free people do not pledge their allegiance to an oligarchy masquerading as a republic.
Michael Hunt: I sense a kindred spirit (and I also like your name better when it is shortened to %26quot;Mike%26quot;).
The Pledge should be returned to its pre 1954 status.
The phrase never should have been added in the first place.
One Nation Under GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Absolutely not... this was how the pledge was written, and that is how it should remain.
Why change it? So we can cater to others who are offended? Well, if you are offended with my country, then get out of it...!!!
I think they should be taken out. I was raised atheist and really resented having to say that every day. In fact, I'd get rid of the whole pledge of allegiance entirely. Making kids drone a silly loyalty oath every day in school is demeaning to both the students and the country.
i don't think there is a flag salute comity that we could consult, and i don't think just not saying that part, or any part, would offend anyone so much that one would face any consequence.
They need to stay.
This nations was founded by people who believed in God, and this nation is going downhill because we're driving God out.
no..children should be taught about christ in school
Deffinitely not. That symbolized the unity of the nation and violates no ones rights. It would be different if it specified a specific god. But it doesnt. It means anybodies god. Muslim, Hindu, Christian, ect... Just god in general.
Nothing wrong with that.
