[baseballfanjm]

I have a question. I feel that seperation of Church and State means no establishment of one religion. That means forcing someone to follow a religious practice. How does saying "Under God" establish religion? It just makes those who don't believe in God unhappy. But just because a group of people object to a line doesn't mean it establishes a religion.

[Dimensio]

It just makes those who don't believe in God unhappy.

It implies the belief in the existence of some God, which has theistic and thus religious connotations. Some people -- myself included -- would rather the government keep silent on matters of divine entities and leave it up to individuals. There are other people who do believe in a god who may feel that the name "God" is a sacred name and not something to be touted about in a nationalistic socialistic "pledge" to a graven image.