Most cerintainly. There is a large Hindu fundamentalist movement, just not so much in the US.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Then everyone should say "under Gods". 😆
It still implies there are gods.
The pledge should be returned to the historic "One Nation Indivisable"
and the National motto returned to "E Pluribis, Unum"
And its no wonder that the nation is falling apart. These to phrases are needed more now than ever. Too bad we've forgotten about them and have replaced them with the politically motivated, non-representative, mythological statement about "god."
Originally posted by Alliance
Most cerintainly. There is a large Hindu fundamentalist movement, just not so much in the US.It still implies there are gods.
The pledge should be returned to the historic "One Nation Indivisable"
and the National motto returned to "E Pluribis, Unum"
And its no wonder that the nation is falling apart. These to phrases are needed more now than ever. Too bad we've forgotten about them and have replaced them with the politically motivated, non-representative, mythological statement about "god."
I wouldn't care one way or the other. Words are just words. It all depends on what people do with them.
"These words [“under God”] will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remain humble. They will help us to keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principles which alone give dignity to man, and upon which our way of life is founded." -Dwight Eisenhower when he had "under god" added to the pledge in 1954.
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I feel it was merely a gimmick to seperate us from the godless commies back in the 50's.
Edit: Also it doesn't specify which god it was recognizing, which is most likely for the benefit of allowing the people to associate their own god with the nation, which means that it isn't favoring a specific religion. The only people it would be unconstitutional to are atheists.
Originally posted by Impediment
"These words [“under God”] will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remain humble. They will help us to keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principles which alone give dignity to man, and upon which our way of life is founded." -Dwight Eisenhower when he had "under god" added to the pledge in 1954.131wank
How is that superior to "one nation indivisable?" Especially when that specific "under God" phrase was in itself divisive?