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U.S. court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance

World Mar. 12, 2010 - 03:31AM JST ( 7 )

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adaydreamMar. 12, 2010 - 07:52AM JST

Good. Now leave it alone. < :-)
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smithinjapanMar. 12, 2010 - 12:44PM JST

Another institution that needs to get with the times. I don't see why a minor change to the Pledge can't be made in order to make it all-inclusive and eliminate religion completely.
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OdogmaMar. 12, 2010 - 12:48PM JST

I don't see why a minor change to the Pledge can't be made in order to make it all-inclusive and eliminate religion completely.

You don't know anything about American history - - the vision of its founders in particular, and that is why you can't see.
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sensei258Mar. 12, 2010 - 03:03PM JST

"the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs" - If he's an atheist, shouldn't it be "his lack of religious beliefs"? When he dies, at the judgment seat, will he still deny the existence of God to His face?
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sensei258Mar. 12, 2010 - 03:09PM JST

"Separation of church and state" is meant to prevent the government from mandating or prohibiting a specific religion or practice. It does not mean that the government can't mention that God exists.
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OdogmaMar. 12, 2010 - 03:56PM JST

Obama, in keeping with his plan to consolidate for his corrupt party all the power in America, will just have to invite these judges to DC for his next SOTU speech, and denounce them before the US people like he did the Supreme Court judges.
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TriumvereMar. 12, 2010 - 08:32PM JST

Smith,

Another institution that needs to get with the times. I don't see why a minor change to the Pledge can't be made in order to make it all-inclusive and eliminate religion completely.

Interestingly enough, the "under God" was not originally part of the Pledge (1892), but rather was added in 1954, marking the fourth time the Pledge has been changed.