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Quote by: Fonceai I don't see anything wrong with the pledge, but I don't see anything right with it either. It's neither harmful nor beneficial. As far as having God in the pledge, and only on that point, I think it's fine. While some people will say that it specifically addresses the Judeo-Christian God, I have to disagree. Many other religions acknowledge that they have a God, and they don't make the twitchy distinction. As RickSp said about the pledge being defended by conservatives, it's mostly the Atheists complaining about the "under God." If you're Atheist and you're offended, that's on you. You can always dismiss its relevance as applying to those in the country (the other 92%) who are some type of Theist. Insisting on eliminating God from the pledge is a form of religious persecution. If you espouse freedom in this country, acknowledge that the majority of the people in the country had and have no problem with "under God."

The McCarthy era was attempting to link aethiests with Communists, now they are using the exact same game plan to call aethiests, and even other Christians who aren't in the Christian Reich Islamo facist sympathizers, that's why the Pledge is absolutely fine with me in 2006.