Pledge of Allegiance

I Pledge allegiance The pledge of allegiance is by definition a solemn swear of allegiance to the United States. But recently, it has been under attack by some for its use of the phrase “one nation under God.” This case was brought up by an atheist from Sacramento who didn’t want his second-grade daughter to have to hear the pledge of allegiance. He took it federal court. After a self fought case to the Ninth Appellate Court, the court ruled that the phrase “under God” is an “endorsement to monotheism,” thereby in conflict of state and church separation. This ruling cam

e at a tough time in America when everyone was still trying to find an answer to September 11. "" Does something in there sound wrong to you The judge implies the phrase could and would suppress small portions of Americans. But, I do believe this to be the right decision. In sum, this case shouldn"tmt just be an issue of religion, but predominantly one about constitutional rights and safeguards. A Harvard professor predicted that the Supreme Court would overturn the decision. The senate passed a resolution 99-0 showing support for the pledge of allegiance. When a school district requires teachers to recite the pledge, by doing this they are endorsing a religious belief. The lawmakers of the United States are simply playing politics to appease the majority of Americans. A senior judge who disagreed with the ruling said "there was only a "miniscule"tm risk that the use of the phrase "under God"tm would "bring about a theocracy or suppress someone"tms belief. In so doing, the government is in breach of the First Amendment to the Constitution. Our House of Representatives and the Senate were disgusted by the court"tms decision. The people who are fighting against the Court"tms decision to ban the phrase seem entirely to forget about the Constitution. The state-sponsored use of "one nation under God" is a subtle, but intentional endorsement of religion. Senator Kit Bond said "Our founding fathers must be spinning in their grave which seems a little predates as the phrase "under God" was not even in the pledge into 1954.