N.C. billboards debate Pledge of Allegiance

WRAL ^ | July 8th

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Asheville, N.C. — God and country are the theme of battling billboards sprouting up across North Carolina. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that billboards with the message "one nation, under God" are going up across the state. They're a response to billboards placed in six North Carolina cities by the North Carolina Secular Association. Those signs with the message "one nation indivisible" drop the words "under God," which were added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. The group says it wanted to show that nonbelievers are patriotic. A coalition called We Still Pray has bought space on six electronic billboards and is raising money for more signs. The group is made up of local churches, businesses and individuals.

[peggybac]

[NY Attitude]

Unfortunately, Obama has divided us as a nation. He keeps making the US a third world country by his antics, policies and thug buddies.

[loveliberty2]

For any who doubt the validity of the 1954 words, "under God," perhaps those of James Madison (known as the "father" of the Constitution) might make a good billboard statement:

"Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe." James Madison’s “Memorial and Remonstrance”

[daniel1212]

On how “under God” became part of the pledge:

http://books.google.com/books?id=ErIUrf1U73sC&pg=PA64&dq=Rev.+George+Docherty+sermon+1954&hl=en&ei=QYKmS5erKsL6lwf3xel0&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CFAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false (p. 64)

[Steve Van Doorn]

thank you that is very interesting.