Pledge of Allegiance Changed...

[Mike Martus]

As I read through these posts I am quite refreshed that young adults (and some old - Al & Andy - not Jane) are willing to express their beliefs and chime in on discussions often started by young adults.

Please continue to post with respect to others. Consider what you post - it is often better to write outside the forum - organize the thoughts and re-read to make sure what you have said is appropriate and what you wanted to say then copy/paste or re-write.

Remember there are many eyes watching and often you are judged by what you say and how you say it.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Mike Martus

As I read through these posts I am quite refreshed that young adults (and some old - Al & Andy - not Jane) are willing to express their beliefs and chime in on discussions often started by young adults.

Thank you Mike. I'm older than Andy and Al by a long shot. No biggie.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Thank you Mike. I'm older than Andy and Al by a long shot. No biggie.

No you're not! I'm the oldest, er older, um old.

[Elgin Clock]

Excuse my ignorance, but is Texas the only state that has a separate pledge of allegiance than the National one??

I have to ask that question before I chime in to any further discussion about this.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Excuse my ignorance, but is Texas the only state that has a separate pledge of allegiance than the National one??

I have to ask that question before I chime in to any further discussion about this.

No, Texas is not the only one. The pledges of the states go with the flags, usually. The flags are symbols as are other things. Also, many of the states have mottos. Those are very cool.
I could name a few states but it might be more fun for you to google and find some of the states, their pledges, their mottos, etc.

[Mike]

Ok, not bothering to read everything... its late.

Some key inputs:

Thomas Jefferson, along with other founding fathers, considered himself a Deist. An olden-days spinoff of modern day agnosticism, if you will.

The word God never appears in the Constitution.

The phrase "seperation of church and state" was first used by Thomas Jefferson, and then quoted by the Supreme Court. It is not in the Constitution.

[manderson5192]

For the record, I do believe that "One nation under god" was added to the US pledge of allegiance because people wanted to differentiate themselves from the "godless" (at least that's what they thought) communists. My understanding is that the addition of "one nation under god" is just another artifact of the cold war.