When did they add under god in the pledge of allegiance?

Answer 1

I had heard that adding "under god" to the Pledge of Allegiance was motivated by anti-communist sentiment.

it was introduced during the time of the red scare when President Eisenhower was in office. he basically said if you denied god you were a "commie"

The phrase "under god" was added to the Pledge in 1954 by President Eisenhower, he said, after adding these words, "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be country's most powerful resource in peace and war."

It is obviously questionably Constitutional for states to insert it into school curriculums. To wit, ever since there has been lawsuit after lawsuit contesting it on the basis of 1) Government establishment of religion and 2) Equal treatment under the law.

Answer 2

In 1948, Louis Bowman first added "under god" in a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance after "one nation." The addition was made permanent by an act of Congress in 1954.

Answer 3

it was always there.