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Revise The Pledge Of Allegiance

Revert the pledge back to its creators vision, removing the lines "under god". Allowing the pledge to be more inclusive of our nations people and to enforce the United States stance on separation of church and state.

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Revert the pledge back to its creators vision, removing the lines "under god". Allowing the pledge to be more inclusive of our nations people and to enforce the United States stance on separation of church and state.
August 1892

Socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931) wrote the The Pledge of Allegiance. It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.

In its original form it read:

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
1923

The words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added. At this time it read:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
1954

In response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Today it reads:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Today

People raise concerns for the removal of the 1954 "under God," addition.

https://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm