A little history on the United States' Pledge of Allegiance: Francis Bellamy (a baptist and a socialist, haha conservatives) wrote the original pledge of allegiance in 1892 to be recited on Columbus Day. The original pledge: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all". There was no mentioning of any deities. The pledge was also originally recited with a hand outstretched toward the US flag, but that was changed during the time of WWII because it resembled the nazi salute. The new gesture used was a hand over the heart. Eisenhower, the ape-shit crazy bastard, in 1954 wanted "under god" slapped into the pledge because he had a deep fear of communism and secularism. The idea to add those words was handed off from some high ranking christian officials, congress readily went with the foolish idea with the crazy president too enthusiastic about it. People oppose the use of the words "under god" in the pledge because the pledge is recited daily by school children of varying faiths and non-faiths. By reciting the words "under god" it violates the separation of church and state because public schools are state funded institutions and therefore should be free from religious ties. Also the pledge is recited at other government funded events and buildings, which slaps religion right in there where the founding fathers didn't want religion to ever be. So, learn some history folks and let's get the pledge back to being what it was originally, about the country, not some silly damn religion.
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