Comment by Rev. James Thomas Hicks, D.D. on May 27, 2009 at 9:07pm

Kind of like when I was in boy scouts with the "to god & my country" part. I never said it back then but when I recite it now I don't mind sayin' it. But that is a little different from a classroom.

Comment by Jim Valentine on May 27, 2009 at 9:28pm

Comment by Matthew on May 27, 2009 at 10:02pm

First...it's the Pledge of Allegiance, not the national anthem. Second, kids don't have to say the "under god" part. In fact, they don't have to say any of it. In the school district where I teach, they just have to stand up. No words needed, no repercussions. Even I skip the "under god" part...no one has ever noticed.

That being said, the "under god" was added in 1954 during the McCarthy Red-scare nonsense. I think it's about time we take it back out. I doubt that will happen anytime soon though.

Comment by Alice D. on May 27, 2009 at 10:09pm

opps yes, I meant to say the Pledge thing... but because people have been blind sided by these brainwashed techniques for decades.. it just amazes me how many people just go along with it or don't even question it. Same thing when someone sneezes, the "bless you" thing comes flying out of their mouth & they really don't know why that or how that got started.

Comment by Luiza on May 28, 2009 at 12:32am

I just skip it alltogether.
I guess it's more the little anarchist in me more than the atheist part... But it solves both issues.

Comment by Misty: Baytheist Living! on May 28, 2009 at 6:59am

Damn commies are everywhere.....

Comment by Pam on May 28, 2009 at 8:24am

"Same thing when someone sneezes, the "bless you" thing comes flying out of their mouth & they really don't know why that or how that got started."

I read somewhere that people used to believe your soul might escape your body when you sneeze and open it to evil, so they said "bless you" and meant it literally, just in case it happened. Who knows how accurate that is, though.

But yeah, I would just skip saying that part of the pledge--not that I ever have to say it.

Comment by Corey Lord on May 28, 2009 at 8:26am

Matthew is absolutely right. And we do have the right to tell our congress to go back to the original pledge. And at the very least if you have kids who say it in school to tell the school district to teach a good history lesson and teach the pledge the original way it was intended when it was first written in 1892:

“I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.”

Comment by Alice D. on May 28, 2009 at 9:23am

Does anyone know if this has ever been considered or protested or anything...to change it back to the way it was? Boy, wouldn't this burn some bible thumping fanatic's butts!! It's almost like dealing with similar issues the gay communities have, but that's a whole other subject heading we can get started.

Comment by jen o on May 28, 2009 at 12:57pm

You can just replace "under god" with "under laws" that's actually more true

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