Momma Angel wrote:mesquite wrote:I thought so MA.
Could you please ellaborate on "It was written the way it was written for a reason."?
Elaborate? Well, ok. LOL. When the pledge was written and the constitution Christianity had a great deal to do with everyone's daily lives then. It was not as it seems to be today, they believed in God and believed He was part of everything. That is a real oversimplification but that's it in a nutshell. Now, I realize that probably not every single person of that time felt that way so don't call me on that one!
The Pledge was written by in 1892 by Baptist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), brother of the socialist Edward who famously wrote "Looking Backward." As it was first conceived, the pledge ran:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Bellamy had considered adding "equality" to the list with liberty and justice, but knew that the superintendents of the school system for which it was written were against equality for women and minorities.
In 1923, the Daughters of the American Revolution lobbied successfully for a change from "my Flag" to "the flag of the United State of America," lest some lowdown Communist sneakily recite the Pledge while meaning the banner of the USSR. Bellamy's protest to this pedantic change was ignored.
In 1954, the Knights of Columbus campaigned to have "under God" added to the Pledge, and once again, the Communists were behind the change. It was thought that emphasizing the godliness of the United States would highlight the godlessness of the USSR. Bellamy's granddaughter remarked at the time that the Minister would have been opposed to this change as well.
A History of the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance
