What words were not originally included in the pledge of allegiance?
398417
Under god.  The pledge of alliegenace under god thing began in the 50's with the red scare/Mcarthyism....same with in god we trust on our money.
770709
Slaves\nWomen\nChildren\nJailbirds
791136
Bottles,\n\nMany know the Pledge of Allegiance but do not know the actual meaning behind it.\n\nAs already shown in a post made here, some want to pick it apart and take God out.\n\nGod is the only chance we have for peace and unity.
105485
you know the pledge has already been changed once. "under God" was added I believe in 50's or 60's Anyways why does America keep messing with a good thing. Not saying that we should take it out just leave it as is.
811840
Not that exact phrase, if that's what you are asking.  There was a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. In that letter, quoting the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, he writes: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church and State." You might also want to note the Treaty of Tripoli (1796), in which it is stated that "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion;..."\n\nObviously, if the founders wished to create a government in which religion would hold sway, or have a formal say in civil law or liberties, they could have easily done so. They did not create a theocracy, but a democratic republic. All of the above has been primarily interpreted to support separation of church and state, and the Supreme Court has upheld this "notion" time and time again. It never fails to amaze me how some people persist in believing the founders intended this country to be based on religious (Christian) tenets. They weren't idiots - if they wished that to be the case they could have clearly laid it out as such. Their personal writings and letters reflect controversy of feeling over the matter, and quotes can be found to reflect both positions. The proof in the pudding is that they chose to erect that wall, and did not choose to install a government run by religious leaders, and made sure those would be leaders had no power to do so. Considering that the founders had widely differing religious leanings and knew the pitfalls of a government led by the "church," it probably wasn't a hard decision to reach. The difficulty most likely lay in the language to be used. There were religious leaders of that day who wished for nothing more than a theocracy to be created. The founders had to reach a consensus on how to word the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to please everybody, and that included the theocratists. They did such a good job that we are still arguing over it today. We trust our Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, and they have done so time and time again, in favor of the wall. It's an integral part of our government, this wall, and if it weren't the Pat Robertsons and Fred Phelps of our nation would be dictating our laws and civil rights. A scary thought, that.
997358
Here's the part that goes to the section of Stars & Stripes Forever you are referring to:\n\nHurrah for the flag of the free!\nMay it wave as our standard forever,\nThe gem of the land and the sea,\nThe banner of the right.\nLet despots remember the day\nWhen our fathers with mighty endeavor\nProclaimed as they marched to the fray\nThat by their might and by their right\nIt waves forever. \n\nSousa wrote the words
787470
It is everyone's right NOT to recite the Pledge if they don't want to, or to omit the speaking of any words within it that they may happen not to agree with.\n\n     ALL schoolchildren should be advised of this.  And then if they ever are put into a position of being forced to do otherwise, they either should ask their parents to report the incident to the ACLU, or do so themselves, if they're old enough to know how.
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"I pledge allegiance"\n(I promise to be true)\n\n"to the flag"\n(to the symbol of our country) \n\n"of the United States of America"\n(each state that has joined to make our country) \n\n"and to the Republic"\n(a republic is a country where the people choose others to make laws for them -- the government is for the people)\n\n"for which it stands,"\n(the flag means the country) \n\n"one Nation"\n(a single country)\n\n"under God,"\n(the people believe in a supreme being) \n\n"indivisible,"\n(the country cannot be split into parts)\n\n"with liberty and justice"\n(with freedom and fairness)\n\n"for all." \n(for each person in the country...you and me!)\n\nThe pledge says you are promising to be true to the United States of America!
672106
Make it optional, no need to pledge allegiance to the flag every morning at all, and make the "God" part optional when saying it.  I think it's more important for kids to understand the Constitutional principles for which this country is founded and is the LAW than some abstract references to what the "proper religion" was at the time of its creation.  I can't find a single reference to a "state religion" in that or any document, including all the articles of confederation.  All I see is that Congress shall make NO LAW regarding the establishment of religion or the free excercise thereof.\n\nMeaning to me that people are freely allowed to excercise their right or abstain from referring to God or Gods in a public forum.  On another note, I don't want any reference to religion in school, that's what the home, church, and parental responsibility are for.  If a religious group wants to meet after school, go for it, but don't make it compulsory or degrading.
838336
Ever hear of the First Amendment.  Banning the Pledge of Allegiance is a violation of free speech.  If you don't want to say it then don't say it.  How can you ban someone from saying the Pledge of Allegiance if they want?  Besides if you don't like your country then leave. If things are so bad here then we don't want you.  They are nothing but a bunch of punk liberals!
411189
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html\n\nlsu list no pledges.
894468
Florida case Frazier v. Alexandre was a case in which a federal district court ruled that a law that requires a person to stand for the pledge is unconstitutional.\n\nYour friends was perfectly within his right to not stand for the pledge.
52483
The original pledge did not contain the words 'under god'.  This was inserted during the Eisenhour administration to set us apart from the 'godless' communists.
909732
alternate passionate  nativity marinate obstinate fortunate unfortunate vaccinate  resonate abomination combination incriminate procrastinate eliminate ornate donate unattractive nation termnate inseminate  opinionated coordinate signature\n\nwhew...... my brain hurts....... hope you get an "A" and  this was tough for 2 points!
803070
Yes. Everytime someone says America is a "Christian nation", everytime I'm forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school, everytime I listen to our incompetent president say "God Bless America". People are also surprisingly intolerant of atheists, saying really random, irrelevant things.
979857
Because of the continual decline of our society. The loud voice of the whining few seems to overshadow the quite rumbling of the vast majority. There is little national pride being instilled into our youth today. They do not understand what the flag means and the costs that were paid to provide people with the right to complain about the word God being said during the pledge.
215583
The words "separation of church and state" are not in the constitution.  These words are from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and are taken out of context by groups who want to eliminate the Judeo/Christian tradition from American life.  \n\nWhat the constitution says is that "Congress shall make no law regarding the establishment of religion"  \n\nNot only is congress not allowed to establish an official national religion, but they are expressly forbidden from making any laws regarding religion.  \n\nThis amendment was not intended to apply to the individual states.  Until the fourteenth amendment, (the ratification of this amendment was on very shaky legal ground) individual states could and did establish official state religions.