- Question
Should we have "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance?
In a nation built on freedom, debate has surrounded the phrase "under God" in The Pledge of Allegiance for decades. Does the phrase alienate all those who are not of Christian faith? Or is it simply the continuance of a long-standing tradition?
We should have "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
This position holds that 'under God' should stay in the Pledge of Allegiance. It argues that keeping the phrase is a superficial matter rather than an attack on anyone, that removing it would itself infringe religious freedom, and that the nation was founded by its framers under God.
We should not have "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
This position holds that 'under God' should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. It argues the phrase privileges one religion over others in a nation founded on religious freedom, and notes that it was not part of the original Pledge but added only later, in 1954.