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In reply to the discussion: Rep. Jones declines to lead House in pledge; GOP leader calls for resignation [View all]ShazzieB
(19,276 posts)35. I like that a lot, and I'm not even an atheist!
You don't have to be an atheist to be able to see that phrase as 1) divisive, and 2) inconsistent with one of the founding principles of this country (the separation of church and state). I think I'll say the pledge that way from now on.
That "under God" business was a late add on, anyway:
On June 14, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill to insert the phrase under God into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance that children recited every morning in school. Previously, the pledgeoriginally written in 1892had contained no reference to religion.
The push to add under God to the pledge gained momentum during the second Red Scare, a period when U.S. politicians were keen to assert the moral superiority of U.S. capitalism over Soviet communism, which many conservatives regarded as godless.
The push to add under God to the pledge gained momentum during the second Red Scare, a period when U.S. politicians were keen to assert the moral superiority of U.S. capitalism over Soviet communism, which many conservatives regarded as godless.
And everything else aside, the way the pledge has become a quasi-sacred shibboleth in this country is ludicrous, especially when you know the whole story behind its creation and adoption: https://www.history.com/news/pledge-allegiance-under-god-schools
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Rep. Jones declines to lead House in pledge; GOP leader calls for resignation [View all]
B.See
Feb 2024
OP
I'm old enough to remember when the "under god" was put into the Pledge.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Feb 2024
#48
The phrase "under God" was not part of the pledge until the Red Scare days of the 1950's.
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2024
#15
Have not been able to do the 'liberty & justice for all' since Nixon was pardoned
Attilatheblond
Feb 2024
#16
We only said it in my classroom when some kid requested it. Good on Rep. Jones.
Magoo48
Feb 2024
#24
GOPers treat their supposed "patriotism" the way they do their alleged "Christianity."
GoCubsGo
Feb 2024
#25