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Originally posted by theory9:
Whoever mentioned the Pledge of Alliegence and the "under God" portion:

Wasn't added until 1954 (or thereabouts) as a response to America's fling with hating communism.
That's true, Theory9.
The Pledge, as originally written was said for decades without "under God".
The "under god" part was added, as you say, to contrast the United States further from the so called "godless" standard of communism.

I favor including the "under God" in the pledge, because I see it as very consistent with the writings of the those who originally drafted the Constitution and Declaration, who clearly felt Christianity and teaching of the Bible was an essential element in a healthy and enduring democracy, and the absence of which caused all previous attempts at democracy to fail.

So I can see saying that "under God" was a recent addition to the Pledge, and that in light of it being a recent addition, it wouldn't be a big problem to omit it.
Even though I personally prefer it with the "under God" inclusion, which I find consistent with the framers' original intent, and not a deviation from what our nation's foundation was intended to be from its beginning.