"Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

[Aurora Novus]

"I wasn't making an argument." So, what you're saying is, you're stating your beliefs and have no evidence, proof, or reasons behind them.
As for your question, if you trace the line of communication, it comes back to you.
And yes, you did say atheism was a religion.

Yes. As I all ready said, I did that intentionally to show Aurora Novus how easy it is to make claims without any evidence or proof. Perhaps you should read my posts in their entirety.
Are you keeping tabs on what I post?
As I said all ready, I did that intentionally to show Aurora Novus how easy it is to make claims without any evidence or proof.

You did a really poor job of it. What are you even trying to prove? How ignorant someone can be?

[Vazdania]

Newdow v. Rio Linda Union School

On March 11, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance in the case of Newdow v. Rio Linda Union School District. In a 2–1 decision, the appellate court ruled that the words were of a "ceremonial and patriotic nature" and did not constitute an establishment of religion.

On November 12, 2010, in a unanimous decision the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston affirmed a ruling by a New Hampshire lower federal court which found that the pledge's reference to God does not violate non-pledging students' rights if student participation in the pledge is voluntary

Those courts need to reread the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion."
US flag code is a law that acknowledges Christianity and other monotheistic religions.
Is that too hard to understand?

The courts have already ruled that it doesn't constitute an establishment of religion. It is in accordance with the Constitution.

[Eridel]

I see no reason to continue the error of its inclusion. It does nothing to the pledge but intentionally nullifying it by adding words which are divisive to it. So, I say take it back out of it.

why exactly are the words "under God" divisive to the pledge?

Because they imply that the nation is under the Christian God.

[Ifreann]

I see no reason to continue the error of its inclusion. It does nothing to the pledge but intentionally nullifying it by adding words which are divisive to it. So, I say take it back out of it.

why exactly are the words "under God" divisive to the pledge?

Maybe because there's lots of people who don't believe in that God?

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Those courts need to reread the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion."
US flag code is a law that acknowledges Christianity and other monotheistic religions.
Is that too hard to understand?

The courts have already ruled that it doesn't constitute an establishment of religion. It is in accordance with the Constitution.

"That case was later appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and overturned on an issue of standing in Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow in 2004."

[Vazdania]

why exactly are the words "under God" divisive to the pledge?

Because they imply that the nation is under the Christian God.

No they don't. Again, the courts have ruled that the words "under God" have nothing to do with religion and are merely "ceremonial and patriotic in nature"

[Eridel]

Abatael seems to have left. Perhaps he ran out of ways to talk around our evidence.

[Ifreann]

Because they imply that the nation is under the Christian God.

No they don't. Again, the courts have ruled that the words "under God" have nothing to do with religion and are merely "ceremonial and patriotic in nature"

A court ruled that and their ruling was overturned. Stop lying.

[Vazdania]

No they don't. Again, the courts have ruled that the words "under God" have nothing to do with religion and are merely "ceremonial and patriotic in nature"

A court ruled that and their ruling was overturned. Stop lying.

*posted before I read your comment*

[Miopic]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

[Norstal]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

It's capitalized. It's obvious which god it is.

[Eridel]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

Words cannot express how ridiculous that statement is.

[Ifreann]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

Completely untrue.

[Lost heros]

Those courts need to reread the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion."
US flag code is a law that acknowledges Christianity and other monotheistic religions.
Is that too hard to understand?

The courts have already ruled that it doesn't constitute an establishment of religion. It is in accordance with the Constitution.

"Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1 (2004), was a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The lawsuit, originally filed as Newdow v. United States Congress, Elk Grove Unified School District, et al. in 2000, led to a 2002 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are an endorsement of religion and therefore violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution."
And in 2002, the Ninth Circuit court declared it was unconstitutional.

[Lost heros]

Abatael seems to have left. Perhaps he ran out of ways to talk around our evidence.

Perhaps he has a life outside of NS, and perhaps you shouldn't gloat.

[Lost heros]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

Last I checked, I was an atheist who liked upholding our constitution.

[Miopic]

Why even pledge your allegiance to a flag? I offer no allegiance to inanimate objects!!!1!!11!

In all seriousness I don't really understand the fuss It doesn't say what god, Even if though the us has no national religion basically everybody is some form of Catholic, for those who aren't just don't say it.

Words cannot express how ridiculous that statement is.

Fair enough, Let me rephrase this Basically everybody I have ever met is some form of catholic, even people who aren't claim to be catholic I withdraw my previous statement as something idiotic I said without thinking

[Eridel]

Words cannot express how ridiculous that statement is.

Fair enough, Let me rephrase this Basically everybody I have ever met is some form of catholic, even people who aren't claim to be catholic I withdraw my previous statement as something idiotic I said without thinking

Okay...
Although that does seem a little odd...

[Miopic]

Fair enough, Let me rephrase this Basically everybody I have ever met is some form of catholic, even people who aren't claim to be catholic I withdraw my previous statement as something idiotic I said without thinking

Okay...
Although that does seem a little odd...

There are several people whom I know who say they are catholic just because they don't want to deal with the people around, basically a bunch of Christians who follow the bible to the letter, so those who aren't actually catholic act it.

[Neo Rome Republic]

Words cannot express how ridiculous that statement is.

Fair enough, Let me rephrase this Basically everybody I have ever met is some form of catholic, even people who aren't claim to be catholic I withdraw my previous statement as something idiotic I said without thinking

They don't claim to be Catholic, but are Catholic. Dafaq?

[Chinese Regions]

Actually, that doesn't sound better. At all.

How about 'Under Canada and above Mexico'?

[Miopic]

Fair enough, Let me rephrase this Basically everybody I have ever met is some form of catholic, even people who aren't claim to be catholic I withdraw my previous statement as something idiotic I said without thinking

They don't claim to be Catholic, but are Catholic. Dafaq?

The aren't, but claim to be

[Tlaceceyaya]

for those who aren't just don't say it.

Rather than endorse a religion, why not just remove it? It's not rocket surgery.

[Neo Rome Republic]

They don't claim to be Catholic, but are Catholic. Dafaq?

The aren't, but claim to be

Doesn't that make them Catholic?

[Chinese Regions]

No it should not be removed from the pledge of a allegiance because its been there since the beginning of the nation

[Miopic]

The aren't, but claim to be

Doesn't that make them Catholic?

they are not catholic, they do not follow catholic traditions, they do not celebrate Christmas, they say they are catholic because it is to much of a pain for them to have to deal with crazy Catholics that live in the vacinity