Is God mentioned in the pledge of allegiance?

Answer 1

As this is a question asking for opinions and political views, it will necessarily have different views. This answer will put those arguments that support removing God from the US Pledge of Allegience first and those that reject that idea second. This order has no bearing on whether or not the idea is correct.

YES - Answers

Answer 1

Of course - if God doesn't belong in the constitution, and is specifically excluded and it is called the 'highest law of the land' then the god and bible have no place in our law. sneaking him into the pledge to attack innocent children of non-christians is a horrible defilement of liberty. and if you read the pledge, and THINK about the words-they made sense until he was added.... for example, you can't keep 'indivisible' after adding 'under god' as it divides us. just as it would if it said 'one nation of white men'. it's deplorable and no patriot would say it. they indoctrinate children with it who dont understand the words and by the time they do, they've long since accepted the hashed unamerican pledge that defiles the original by Bellamy which defined Americans by citizenship, not religion. the first right reserved to protect the little guy is that right of conscience... and all other rights flow from that.... there's a reason christians voted against jesus in the constitution when Patrick Henry proposed it.... today's christians have forgotten the reason and instead attack liberty, not realizing its a collective good, not an individual asset to steal from others to gain special rights.

The view of the majority is irrelevant. This isn't Ancient Athens; it's not a democracy. it's constitutional republic-so beng 4/5 just means abuse of power over the other 20%. the pledge violates jews, muslims. buddhists, and everyone else who isn't christian. it divides us, claiming were a nation of christians and others who are outsiders, not part of the one nation 'under god' and lastlyits selfish. And no it's unpatriotic as i argued, and no rebuttal was given. And that part only makes it sleazy-as it wraps something not allowed up in a patriotism wrapper to protect him from real patriots. and it disproves itself, adding god destroys all the other words-the real american principles-like liberty. The equal version against christians would be "one nation under no gods" and that too would be wrong and unamerican. Imagine being a christian and your kid/s is/are forced to listen and endure that crap every morning and they are outed by the school-that you pay taxes for... any time someone is forced to reveal their faith or non-faith by a public institution, the most important part of the Constitution has been violated.

And again it violates everyone that's not christian. For example, I know because I'm Buddhist. Madison wrote the damn [establishment] clause based on Jefferson's virginia version and NEITHER OF THEM WERE CHRISTIANS....

Again if god and jesus werent welcome in the constitution, only lies allow god to stay in the safe arms of the pledge. Example last time the argument was thate god is secular..... even though they are mutually exclusive terms. the only secular god is a dead god-like Zeus or Ra.

the simple fact that christians have challenged it the most as they were violated shows how wrong it is. The christians i speak of are Jehovah's Witnesses... and us real patriots thank them for their devotion to their rght to practice their faith without other pushy christians-the unAmerican ones getting between them and their children-deplorable!

Answer 2

Yes, removing the term "Under God" would be proper. The addition of "Under God" to the US Pledge of Allegiance occurred in 1954 and was added specifically because it was believed that the Communists in Russia were "godless" and therefore the US's religiosity as a country was what distinguished us from them. However, it should not have been acceptable at the time on account of the Establishment Clause violation mentioned in Answer 1, and it certainly is not acceptable today because the original reason for its addition has now faded away. Communism is, for all intents and purposes, an extinct political ideology.

NO - Answers

Answer 1

No, it is not right. The majority of Americans believe in God, and this is to be valued. Saying "under God" does not "attack non-Christians." Revering the presence of God is as American as the Stars and Stripes and makes patriotism part of a higher picture. Those who wish to live as atheists are capable of doing so and need not interfere with a proclamation which is not denominational, is not a prayer, and makes no demand on them.

Answer 2

No, it is proper to keep the pledge as is. The phrase "Under God" is a celebration of the various spiritual and religious cultures in the United States. The pledge lists numerous attributes about Americans, namely how they are a united people endowed with liberty and gifted with a sense of willful determination, a determination that for many comes from their faith in God. Additionally, much of the history of the United States has been written with religious or quasi-religious patriotic statements. The first settlements in Plymouth were declared to be a New Jerusalem. The expansion westward was considered to be Manifest Destiny and Divine Providence. The institutions of slavery and abolition, segregation and civil rights, all used religious metaphors and ideas to argue on their claims of morality. The "Under God" is a recognition of the powerful and profound importance that God and His morality as interpreted by numerous Americans, has had on the development of the United States.

Answer 2

The controversial phrase "Under God" may be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance as it violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The phrase "In God We Trust" is not in the Pledge of Allegiance but is inscribed on coins.

Answer 3

I believe it is optional with many choosing to remain silent during the phrase. From 1892 to 1953, the word "god" did not appear in the Pledge of Allegiance. It was added by the Knights of Columbus in 1954.

Answer 4

Yes.