The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a Baptist Minister known as Francis Bellamy. The first pledge was published September 8, 1892. President Benjamin Harrison approved the Pledge and approved it to be recited in Public Schools on October 12, 1892. In 1923 the National Flag Conference changed the words "my Flag" to " the Flag of the United States" and the words "of America" were added a year later. This was to make the immigrants fully understand which flag reference was being made. The pledge became the National Pledge on June 22, 1942. The words "under God" was recongnized and thought to be appropriately added to our pledge after Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in the early 1950's. President Dwight Eisenhower and the National Congress approved and passed the bill about adding the new words to our pledge on June 14, 1954 (Flag Day). After the bill was passed Eisnenhower quoted... "These words "under God" will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remian humble. They will help us to keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principals which alone give dignity to man, and upon which our way of life is founded."
In our society today we have religions who don't believe in God. They believe that they are being offended by Christians and other religions who spiritually believe in God. There is an up roaring conflict between the believers and the non-believers about the words "under God" being kept in our pledge. The religions/cultures are saying the pledge was meant to be an expresssion of patriotism, not a religious faith.
Past down from many generations we have known the words "under God" to be recited in our pledge. This historical document has been in affect for the past fifty years. Throught this journey there has been no problem with the way our pledge has been recited. Today the minority of our Country does not believe in God and does not want the words "under God" being recited in our pledge. Taking God out of the pledge is inapprotriate because the majority of our nation prefers it to remain the same. In the past majority always rules. Immigrants first came to this Country to pursue thier own religous beliefs. This is a free Country and every person has the right to worship any God of their choice. Also, they have the right not to say "under God" while others are reciting the pledge. A recent poll by the CNN news shows that out of every ten Americans nine believe the words "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance and believe that it is acceptable for the governmanet to promote religious expression, as long as not specific religion is mentioned. This is a proven fact to the non-believers that not only does our Nation believe in God we stand under God!
In our society today we have religions who don't believe in God. They believe that they are being offended by Christians and other religions who spiritually believe in God. There is an up roaring conflict between the believers and the non-believers about the words "under God" being kept in our pledge. The religions/cultures are saying the pledge was meant to be an expresssion of patriotism, not a religious faith.
Past down from many generations we have known the words "under God" to be recited in our pledge. This historical document has been in affect for the past fifty years. Throught this journey there has been no problem with the way our pledge has been recited. Today the minority of our Country does not believe in God and does not want the words "under God" being recited in our pledge. Taking God out of the pledge is inapprotriate because the majority of our nation prefers it to remain the same. In the past majority always rules. Immigrants first came to this Country to pursue thier own religous beliefs. This is a free Country and every person has the right to worship any God of their choice. Also, they have the right not to say "under God" while others are reciting the pledge. A recent poll by the CNN news shows that out of every ten Americans nine believe the words "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance and believe that it is acceptable for the governmanet to promote religious expression, as long as not specific religion is mentioned. This is a proven fact to the non-believers that not only does our Nation believe in God we stand under God!
