Do the Jehovah Witness believe in the pledge of allegience?

Answer 1

No.

They do not participate in anything that would include worship of any idols (in this case, you are pledging allegiance to a "flag") or a political organization (the United States of America). They believe that God is not partial.

They are, however, respectful of others that do believe in it.

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an oath of loyalty to the national flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892. The Pledge has been modified four times since then, with the most recent change adding the words "under God" in 1954. Congressional sessions open with the swearing of the Pledge, as do government meetings at local levels, meetings held by the Knights of Columbus, Royal Rangers, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Freemasons, Toastmasters International and their concordant bodies, other organizations, and many sporting events.

The current version of the Pledge of Allegiance reads:[1]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.

Answer 2

He or she made a mistake. They will likely feel disappointed with themselves for doing it, as they know its completely wrong to pledge allegiance to any country. But people make mistakes. We all make mistakes - it might have been they were weak at that time and just got put under a bit too much pressure to endure. There could have been many reasons why. They would need to come to terms with it in relation to their conscience and relationship with Jehovah.

Being the only person in a crowd of people not singing a national anthem, or the only person not saluting a flag is not the worst thing that can happen. No one is under obligation to pledge allegiance to anything they don't want to - this right exists in America because brave young children several decades ago refused to do so, and so were expelled from school. The issue eventually went to the Supreme Court, and their finding was that it is not constitutional to force anyone to give up conscience and political neutrality for the state.

If young children can be firm for what they believe, anyone can.

Answer 3

Jehovah's Witnesses do not say the pledge of allegiance because it is an act of devotion to a flag (an image).