It's stupid how people refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance because it has "God" in it, and yet they continue to use American money, seeing as it says "One Nation Under God". Amirite?

Well I'm not just going to stop using money... and I still say the pledge, I just pause when everybody else says "under God"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Really? If you were Buddhist I wouldn't have a problem saying Buddha. Same goes for any other religion. The fact that people don't say God is ridiculous. Especially seeing as our founding fathers were mainly Catholic.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually, the founding fathers wanted our country to be unrelated to any religion. In fact, the original pledge of allegiance didn't contain the phrase "under God". That was added at a much later date.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sigh. I hate it when people one-up me on this site. But still, the Declaration of Indpendence and the Constitution both have "God" in them. People need to get over this.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I hate to try to one-up you again, but the Constitution doesn't have 'God' in it. The Declaration of Independence does mention God, but very briefly, and the Declaration of Independence isn't what we base our country on, the Constitution is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

OK, now I think you're just doing it on purpose. And this post wasn't about people leaving out the "under God" part. It was about refusing to say the pledge all-together. What's next? People not standing for "God Bless America" and the National Anthem (full version has "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'" in it)?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Haha well I have to agree that it's stupid to flat out refuse to say the pledge.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you. Also stupid while I'm on the point, some public schools not allowing anything with God in it. No pledge, no Declaration, nothing. Yeah, there are schools in my area that do that. Ridiculous.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think that's pretty dumb. The kids need to learn about the country and if the atheist parents have a problem, they can just tell their kids that they don't think God is real, but other people do, which is why it's in the pledge and the Declaration. The only problem I do have is when I see stories about public, secular schools that have prayer times before class and before lunch. Those kinds of things are inappropriate, but the Pledge of Allegiance definitely isn't

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think it was added in the 50's? Maybe... I'm not sure.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ACTUALLY the founding fathers came to America partly because they were religiously oppressed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yea, they weren't mainly catholic, most of them were probably from newer church groups, like protestants or some such

by Anonymous 13 years ago

people just love money too much. and i think atheists need to learn to tolerate other religions just like the rest of us. i will live if you say God isn't real, it's your opinion and really not my business, but when you refuse to say the word "God", that's just ridiculous. it's like being lactose intolerant and refusing to say the word "milk".

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't refuse to say under God, but people who know I'm agnostic, attack me whenever I say anything remotely relating to God.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's not like we're going to refuse to use money, because of it... That just isn't practical. Some people do actively protest "In God we trust" on U.S. currency though. http://www.positiveatheism.org/mail/eml9990.htm

by Anonymous 13 years ago

im an atheist and dont say under god at school. But that doesnt mean i should stop using money. How else am i going to live? Think about that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There's a difference between not wanting to say the pledge of allegiance and not spending money simply because of the God anywhere on it. Currency is far different than something we're taught to say as a child. How could someone live their lives without using the currency their country produces? There are protests for it. So saying something like that is just plain ignorant.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I just skip the "under God" part because it doesn't apply to me and it wasn't always there. I still use money because I have to pay for stuff somehow. If there was a better way, I'd probably use it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, it is my choice whether or not to say the pledge. But I really can't stop using money. Nor am I saying God every time I buy something.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, no. Because they don't have a CHOICE on what is on money, however, they do have a say in whether o not they say the pledge.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm atheist, and I strongly don't believe in a god, but I still say the whole pledge. It just shows respect for this nation. Even if you don't agree with it, you should learn to deal with it. It won't kill you, and it's not going to hurt you. 2 words, people~

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Like I said, "I don't refuse to say under God, but people who know I'm agnostic, attack me whenever I say anything remotely relating to God."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thats stupid.. true christians believe and know that they should tolerate others, even if they disagree with our own beliefs, i hate those people who say they're christian, but then act completely different, which is sadly most of them these days

by Anonymous 13 years ago