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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have not problem with it being recited but for the "under God" part. I don't think anyone should have to recite pledges (or abstain, thus singling them out) that include religious references.[/quote]

So let's stop doing something we've done forever so the few who don't agree with it won't feel left out? Can we pls teach kids to not be afraid to show their beliefs? [/quote]

We haven't been doing it forever. The pledge was written in 1892 as "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands—one Nation indivisible—with liberty and justice for all" by Samuel Bellamy. Then Bellamy added a "to" to make it sound better. Then in 1923, the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution changed it to "the flag of the United States of America". Then in 1954, the Knights of Columbus successfully lobbied Congress to add "under God".

Also, in 1940, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools could compel students to say the pledge, and in 1943, the Supreme Court overruled itself and ruled that public schools could NOT compel students to say the pledge.

So if we've been doing it forever, then people have also been not agreeing with it forever.[/quote]

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