The Pledge of Allegiance: As It Should Be (Revised)

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Removing the words "of the United States" and "to" you expose the original official version, dating back almost 120 years to 1892 when it was first adopted by Congress. Above, however, is how the pledge sounded between the years 1924 and 1954; remaining so for 30 years and through the great struggle of World War II, during which nearly 420,000 Americans died defending the liberties set forth by the Founding Fathers in the great documents which formed the United States of America.

Among these great documents was the Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, the very first being the one which affirmed a principal liberty: freedom of speech and thought.

Although, the First Amendment says something even greater before declaring freedom of speech,

It commands that the government "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Those two clauses are known as the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause, respectively.

They guarantee freedom of religion in this nation of the free, but the first also guarantees freedom from religion by barring the government from granting "a legal ascendancy of one [religious] sect over another," as Thomas Jefferson put it.

Nevertheless, there was a terrible injustice committed against this most important freedom by the passage and enactment of Public Law 83-396, 83 H.J. Res. 243 on June 14, 1954.

The words "under God" were added just after "one Nation"...
...an act which goes against the Constitution, and is, therefore, most illegal.

So please, when you recite the Pledge of Allegiance, recite the legal, rightful, and non-religious version as it was meant.

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[picassopainter2]

@sparkleplace The under god part was added during the Red Scare, also known as one of the most intolerant and authoritarian times in the nation's history. Also, the government is neither founded on, nor allowed to recognize, the Christian/Catholic religions. Our government is secular, and as a result have no business in religious affairs. You know where you can find such religious bullshit? The middle east...

[sparkleplace]

you did it wrong it is i pledge allegiance to the flag of the unites states of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible for liberty and justince for all

[ootdega]

@juiceisloose21

Gratz on missing my point.

[juiceisloose21]

@ootdega Doesn't matter, it goes against the First Amendment that states Congress cannot recognize a religion. Just because there are more Christians in this country than Atheists doesn't make this right. The government cannot make any reference of recognition of a religious deity or a religion. There. It. Is.

[ilikezappa]

@destroyedklkk The penalty for leaving Islam is Death. How can you respect that if you entertain the idea of the liberty of an individual ? No , rather than respecting all religions ,we should make a clear distinction between the values we hold and values of Islam. There is too much ass kissing of Muslims ,just because they can`t take a fucking joke. I have nothing personal against you dude ,but I believe Islam to be a curse for humanity ,even more than Christianity is.

[ilikezappa]

@scouttroop291 yes ? nice Lyle Lovett song BTW

[scouttroop291]

@ilikezappa sir

[destroyedklkk]

goddamn ppl get off ur high horse and keep it as is political correctness is so bullshit like saying "not everyone believes in god" no shit sherlock cause everyone in america has a choice to be what they want to be now i am an agnostic i used to be a muslim but decided to leave that religion cause there was so much i didnt agree with but seriously just stop with this bullshit on youtube like your some dude whos gonna take the world by storm no! btw respect all religions even if you dont agree

[ilikezappa]

@RepentAmerica Says the loony Christian.