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One Nation Under God…Not Anymore
The Pledge of Allegiance, which has been recited for over 120 years, has now been banned from schools in many western states. “One nation, under God,” is the part of The Pledge that is the source of the controversy. ... People are not saying that The Pledge itself is unconstitutional but that it is unconstitutional for teachers and schools to lead students in saying The Pledge. ... The Pledge of Allegiance controversy has become a debate not only about the legal issues but also, about what The Pledge really stands for, and what it means to the one who recites The Pledge. The United States government needs to remove these two controversial words in order for our nation to become more unified and for The Pledge not to violate people’s constitutional freedoms. ... This pledge did not include the controversial words “under God. ... Not long after these two words were added the controversy began and now forty-eight years later it has finally made it court. ... The Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from endorsing or advancing one particular religion, also came from the First Amendment. ... Another purpose of these statements in the constitution is to keep the government from not giving people in minority religions equal rights as those in the majority religion (“It’s 3-4). These three legal matters are the basis for the argument of why the words “under God” should be removed from our Pledge of Allegiance. ... Michael Newdow is an atheist who claims that his daughter is injured when she is forced to listen and watch her “state-employed teacher in her state-run school lead her classmates in a ritual proclaiming that there is a God…and that our nation is under God. ... Newdow did not seek monetary damages, rather an injunction to have The Pledge no longer said in public schools. The Ninth Circuit Court, which is made up of Alaska, Arizonia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and Hawaii, found that the words “under God” do violate the Establishment Clause and should not be allowed to be lead by teachers in public schools. ...
In today’s society many people, like Newdow, will argue that the sole reason that Congress added the phrase “one nation under God” was to advance and endorse Christianity. ... They have violated the principle “separation of church and state” because they are now proclaiming that the government supports Christianity and that the government believes that we as a country are “under God.
Approximate Word count = 2081
Approximate Pages = 8.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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