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MineralMan

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17. I was in elementary school when "under God" was added.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:49 AM

Mar 2015

I learned the pledge before that time, and never changed the way I said it. I still say it without that phrase. As an atheist (which I wasn't then) I simply omit it and say the pledge as I learned it in the first grade.

I actually remember the day it was introduced in my classroom. I was puzzled.

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How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival [View all] octoberlib Mar 2015 OP

Yup, it's an amazing story. lovemydog Mar 2015 #1

I remember when they stuck it in the Pledge. Suich Mar 2015 #2

Faith, freedom, and free enterprise Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #3

I still don't say "under god" because I never had to say it in school when we Cleita Mar 2015 #4

I was in a Catholic parochial school when the insertion SheilaT Mar 2015 #5

Interesting. I thought clergy really got in bed with politicians big time because merrily Mar 2015 #6

I wasn't aware this had started in the 1930's either. octoberlib Mar 2015 #13

Another thing for which we can thank the 1%. merrily Mar 2015 #16

It started before the civil war hootinholler Mar 2015 #18

The author of the pledge is an alum of... 3catwoman3 Mar 2015 #7

Entirely too many do not, I'm sorry to say. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #30

I remember that in the Saturday matinee westerns, Downwinder Mar 2015 #8

interesting observation…. dhill926 Mar 2015 #28

we still live under zombie mccarthy, reagan, and the unelected grover torquiest. where is zombie FDR pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #9

The debate continued when Roman Catholic John Kennedy (D) was elected President. MADem Mar 2015 #10

I was in grade school during the late 60's, early 70's and octoberlib Mar 2015 #14

The ORIGINAL oath was a quickie, they kept gilding the lily and made it terribly unwieldy. MADem Mar 2015 #21

I credit/blame "The Ten Commandments" SoCalDem Mar 2015 #11

sort of a gap there--it was more the sort of "Jesus spoke English since He was American" MisterP Mar 2015 #20

A freind of ours is the ex-wife of a Methodist minister. 3catwoman3 Mar 2015 #33

'The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance'... Lars39 Mar 2015 #12

Interesting. Thanks for the link! octoberlib Mar 2015 #15

I was in elementary school when "under God" was added. MineralMan Mar 2015 #17

The Whole Pledge Thing Is Completely Backwards ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #19

Yeah, the whole thing is so creepy and mindless. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #23

This was the McCarthy era hifiguy Mar 2015 #22

And now people are placing their hand over their heart for the National Anthem... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #24

That's a pet peeve of my husband's, as well. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #29

I was raised in a Catholic school - raven mad Mar 2015 #25

I learned it without the "under God," Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #26

Robin Williams asked, "why not just say 'One nation, under Canada?'" Auggie Mar 2015 #27

Or... HassleCat Mar 2015 #32

Mixed Bag HassleCat Mar 2015 #31