The Pledge history (was Re: [Critical-thinkers-skeptics] Winter Garden Civil Right Violation)
| From: | Jeff M. |
| Sent on: | Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 1:40 PM |
Hope I didn't miss someone already pointing this
out...
I often see shared posts on FB with the pledge as it is
today and saying something about their parents, etc...
... sometimes I will try to engage them (and usually be
ignored) that the pledge they shared is *not* the pledge
my folks recited in school (nor would have it been for
those that fought for us in either World War).... see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
"under God" was not added to the pledge until 1954.
The original pledge originated in 1892... that means
for 62 years it went w/out those 2 words.
Also ironic is that the original pledge was penned by
a Baptist minister and he didn't feel compelled to
reference a "God" in it.
For what it's worth, I often see theists mistakenly
say things about the history of the pledge are also
often mistaken in assuming "In God We Trust" was
always on our currency and was always our national
motto.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_we_trust
... it didn't start to show up on currency until 1864,
and only on coins. It wasn't until relatively recently,
1957, that it made it onto paper currency. And a year
before that became our official motto, replacing
"E Pluribus unum" (latin for "Out of many, one").
Lastly while certain politicians can't tell the difference
between the constitution and the declaration of independence,
the constitution does NOT mention "God" or any supernatural
entities.
Our founding fathers, many whom were theists, were
much wiser than today's politicians and were clear, imho,
about the separation of church and state.
Jeff
I often see shared posts on FB with the pledge as it is
today and saying something about their parents, etc...
... sometimes I will try to engage them (and usually be
ignored) that the pledge they shared is *not* the pledge
my folks recited in school (nor would have it been for
those that fought for us in either World War).... see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
"under God" was not added to the pledge until 1954.
The original pledge originated in 1892... that means
for 62 years it went w/out those 2 words.
Also ironic is that the original pledge was penned by
a Baptist minister and he didn't feel compelled to
reference a "God" in it.
For what it's worth, I often see theists mistakenly
say things about the history of the pledge are also
often mistaken in assuming "In God We Trust" was
always on our currency and was always our national
motto.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_we_trust
... it didn't start to show up on currency until 1864,
and only on coins. It wasn't until relatively recently,
1957, that it made it onto paper currency. And a year
before that became our official motto, replacing
"E Pluribus unum" (latin for "Out of many, one").
Lastly while certain politicians can't tell the difference
between the constitution and the declaration of independence,
the constitution does NOT mention "God" or any supernatural
entities.
Our founding fathers, many whom were theists, were
much wiser than today's politicians and were clear, imho,
about the separation of church and state.
Jeff
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