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Jenny Kidd
English
November 9, 2003
Recently the Pledge of Allegiance has been brought to the Supreme Court. ...
The original Pledge was written in 1892, when a Boston-based magazine, “The Youth’s Companion,” published it to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. ... ” Even though Bellamy was a Baptist minister, the original Pledge did not make any reference to God. ... ”
So more, in depth, the 31 words that make up our pledge recite to mean: “I promise my loyalty to the emblem that stands for and represents all 50 states, each of them individual, and individually represented on the flag yet formed into a union of one nation. And I also pledge my loyalty to the government that is itself a republic, a form of government where the people are sovereign, and this government also being represented by the flag to which I promise loyalty. ...
The Pledge of Allegiance case then pushes the court into an emotional argument
over religion, patriotism and schools. ... And the ninth circuit panel (which covers California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and Idaho)
said, “The Pledge, as currently codified, is an impermissible government endorsement of religion because it sends a message to unbelievers that they are outsiders, not full members of the community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community.
Approximate Word count = 1067
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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