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ladygreek, thanks for posting the history of the pledge changing during the McCarthy era, and adding in "under God". It is important to know the context of why it was changed and when. One difference of this situation, to that of "In God we Trust" printed on our money, is that the pledge was altered, whereas the money was originally that way. Not saying it is right or wrong, but it does make a difference.
Personally, I would prefer it to not be there, as it was not originally intended by the author. Yes I am a Christian, but I believe Freedom of Religion extends to all faiths and those who don't have a faith equally. For those of us who do believe in God, he won't disappear because if his name isn't in the pledge. In a public, government funded school, it is a conflict of beliefs. In a private school, they can do as they please.
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