Does it really offend you to say "Under God"?Try this test: Would it offend you to say "...one nation, inshallah, with liberty and justice for all" ?
"Does it really offend you to say "Under God"?
Try this test: Would it offend you to say "...one nation, inshallah, with liberty and justice for all" ?
Well, I think the real problem is that my not saying "under God" offends him. That's too bad, really, but there it is. I explained myself, and my reasons for not saying it, pointing out that I say the Pledge as I first learned it, before those words were added.
In 1954, when "under God" was added to the Pledge, I was in the fourth grade. Our teacher said to the class, "Class, we have a new Pledge of Allegiance to learn today. It contains two new words, "under God." Those of you who have been taught by your parents not to use such phrases needn't say that part, but can continue to say the Pledge as it was before."
Now, that's the way it should be done. Anyone who questions my patriotism based on my omission of words I cannot, say due to my disbelief, are going to get a lecture from me about the meaning of patriotism. One needn't be a Christian to be a patriot. It simply isn't a requirement, and our Founders wrote that into the Constitution, when they said that no religious test could ever be required of anyone taking a position of trust in our nation.
Those who denigrate those who cannot say "under God," for whatever reason, are missing a very important part of our American Republic.