[FormerLurker]

No, if that was true, the Pledge would have to be changed to say, "One nation, not under God, ....". Removing the words isn't a declaration that the USA is not a nation under God, it's a declaration that government should be silent on the matter. Silence is neither a positive or negative declaration. It's silence.

No, the deliberate removal of such language is an implicit declaration that this nation is no longer 'Under God'.

[RonF]

"No, the deliberate removal of such language is an implicit declaration that this nation is no longer 'Under God'."

I'm afraid we'll have to disagree on this. To my mind, the deliberate removal of this language is an explicit declaration that the government has no business requiring that people declare themselves on the issue either way, either by saying the words "under God", or by having them be silent while other kids are saying the words.

Kids should not be required to declare their belief in God, or lack thereof, by the public schools. The debate doesn't belong there.

[rustbucket]

No, the deliberate removal of such language is an implicit declaration that this nation is no longer 'Under God'.

What about all those years when the Pledge did not contain the words, "under God"?

Perhaps you feel we should include the words, "under God", with every mention of the name of this country, the United States. To do otherwise, of course, might be an implicit declaration that this nation was not "under God".