You forget. For some people (a lot of people, judging from the reaction) not mentioning god is exactly the same as outright stating "there is no god". As such, by removing "under god" from the pledge it instantly implies that the pledge is declaring that there exist no gods at all.You may be right about the logic, I don't understand it either. God is not mentioned in the Constitution either (except as part of a dating convention). I suppose by their logic it is an atheistic document.I don't understand that logic, but there it is.
-Eric
This is from the same album "Face the Flag"...
'I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG'
What do these words mean to you? To me they say, "Thank you, America, for your strength, your courage and for your freedom....which has been a beacon to the world for two hundred years."
'OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'
....Whose bright stars are fifty states...each bearing it's own stamp of individuality. People...two-hundred million strong...people...who have come to her from all corners of the earth.
'AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS'
A land of laws...which an ingenious system of checks and balances that allows no man to become a tyrant...and lets no group prevail...if their power is not tempered with a real concern for the government...a land where the right of dissent and of free speech is jealously guarded...where the ballot box is the sword...and the people its wielder.
'ONE NATION...UNDER GOD!'
A land where freedom of worship is a cornerstone of her being. A land graced with temples and churches, synagogues and alters, that rise in profusion to embrace all the religions of the world.
'INDIVISIBLE'
A land forged by the hot steel of raw courage...and formed forever...by the awful crucible...of civil war.
'WITH LIBERTY'
Where man in pursuit of an honest life will not be denied his chance...where her citizens move freely within her vast borders without hindrance of fear...a land brimming with opportunity...where freedom of choice, is the guideline for all.
'AND JUSTICE'
The courts of our land are open to all. Its wheels of justice grind for all causes...all people. They look to every avenue for justice...every concern of the law, and they temper their reasoning with mercy...
'FOR ALL'
JM
"Just a thin line drawn between, being a genius or insane" -- Iron Maiden