I Pledge allegiance The pledge of allegiance is by definition a solemn swear of allegiance to the United States. But recently, it has been under attack by some for its use of the phrase “one nation under God.” This case was brought up by an atheist from Sacramento who didn’t want his second-grade daughter to have to hear the pledge of allegiance. He took it federal court. After a self fought case to the …showed first 75 words of 410 total…

…showed last 75 words of 410 total…this they are endorsing a religious belief. The pledge is to show allegiance to the United States, so really, the phrase “under God” is unnecessary. Senator Kit Bond said “Our founding fathers must be spinning in their grave which seems a little predates as the phrase “under God” was not even in the pledge into 1954. In sum, this case shouldn’t just be an issue of religion, but predominantly one about constitutional rights and safeguards.