| Here's another myth that I keep hearing from our
hired help (you know, the Congress & Senate) and from people who think they
know history. The Pledge of Allegiance is argued, often hotly, that the phrase,
"under God" should never be removed. Merely suggesting so means that
YOU are an ATHEIST and/or an ANTI-AMERICAN! Actually, the phrase, "under
God" was not written by the author Minister Francis Bellamy, who penned the
Pledge in 1892. He was a devout Christian and a patriotic American. The phrase,
"under God" was inserted by our hired help over 60 years later on June
14th, 1954. So, here it is in it's ORIGINAL:
I Pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the
Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice
for all.
Sources: Wikipedia and "The Pledge of Allegiance; A Short History" by Dr. John W. Baer Copyright 1992 |
