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Originally Posted by Jaine Perotti
Not everyone believes in God, though.
Our constitution forbids government from respecting any "establishment of religion". To me, it is pretty clear that the words "under God" violate those terms. My religious beliefs (and the beliefs of many others) do not include a belief in God. By legislating the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, the government is respecting a particular establishment of religion. That is unconstitutional.
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Yeah, I know. I was pointing out the irony of the situation through sarcasm. It's kind of hard to detect sarcasm through text...
Yeah, it may seem unconstitutional, but no one is forcing you to say it, which is probably why it is still in there. What's odd why they put it in in the first place. Of course, the fact that you don't have to say the Pledge doesn't justify that phrase being in there, but, to me, it sort of makes it seem less unconstitutional.