"Under God" Out of Pledge?

Should the words, “under God,” be taken out of our Pledge of Allegiance? My answer to that is ‘why should it?’ They’re just two words in the pledge. What harm are they doing? However, there are a lot of people who would like nothing more than to remove these words from our pledge. They believe they can be American by having those words taken out, but I feel that I’m not an American unless I’m saying these words. Austin Cline writes in his article, ““under God” merely expresses the fact of America’s religious heritage.” Cline continues with this by saying, “the Pledge of Allegiance is not a historical artifact that is kept around to remind of our past; instead, it is an active statement of patriotism which expresses a promise of loyalty to the nation as well as to the ideals which the nation is supposed to create.” I’m a Christian, from the womb to the tomb, I’m a Christian. I have no intention of ever relinquishing myself of this. I know everyone has their own beliefs and what not and there are even some who have no belief whatsoever. However, if you’re in favor of having those two words removed from the Pledge of Allegiance, then you don’t have to say those words. Yes, can you believe it? There is a simple solution to this matter. If you don’t like those words then you simple don’t have to say them.
To be perfectly honest, I’m sick and tired of hearing and reading about this issue. Everyone has their own beliefs and thoughts and feeling on how things should operate in this world. If you don’t like those words in the pledge then fine, that’s your problem, not everyone else’s. Sometimes, or most of the time, I feel that these people only get into this argument, not for the sake of defending what they believe in, not for the sake of honor and dignity, I believe they are only in this argument just so they can get some time on television, radio, and the internet. Think about it. What is the best way for you to get your face on the screen? It’s to voice your opinion on a particular subject. Actually, it could be any subject. It doesn’t matter if the subject you’re going on about is stupid or anything else, just as long as you put yourself out there long enough to get some screen time is all one needs. There is a report in the New York Post by David Li about a woman whose goal is to gain one thousand pounds. It’s her private life and yet she’s on television, the internet, and newspapers. Anything can be news worthy if people press it long enough. These people are probably just trying to get their faces on the screen just so they can go home and say, “Yeah, I was on television today” just to make themselves look good in front of their family and friends.
Also, did anybody ever think of what it might do to people who are Christians and believe in God? No, none of the people who are trying their best to rid our pledge of two words ever thinks about that. They’re only in this to make it seem as if they have a cause. So, in response to that, I want to say that we are Christians and we like our way of life just fine. We enjoy praying everyday and going to Church and reading the Bible. This is our way of life and we shouldn’t have to sit back and listen to some atheist logic cry and whine about two words. Also, what if we decide to remove those words from the pledge? Then what? Should we stop saying God altogether? Should we close down all the churches and recall all of the Bibles that have been sold? I don’t think so. Cline writes in his article, “removing "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance would not prevent anyone from mentioning God in public, nor would it make that more difficult.”
Another thing Atheists are trying to get rid of, they want to get rid of “In God We Trust" and remove 'God' from the Presidential oath. Christians place their faith in God because they want to. It is our belief. The beautiful thing about this is that no one is forcing you to believe in God. Isn’t that what it means to be an American, you’re free to choose what you want to do with your life. Or is that just another blind promise in America? But, why shouldn’t we place our faith in something we believe in? What right do atheists have to try and persuade us differently? Oh yeah that’s right, because God isn’t scientifically proven real, then that gives atheists all the right in the world to bash our beliefs. I mean so what? So what if God can’t be scientifically proven? That doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist. A lot of things in this world exist and we have no idea on how they came to be. Just about everything in this world remains a mystery and yet we all still believe in them.
My overall point to this matter is rather simple. Leave Christians alone in our beliefs. If you don’t like the way the Pledge of Allegiance is written, then simply don’t say those words if you feel so strongly about it. If it bothers you that much, then don’t say those words at all. It’s as simple as that, there’s no need for things to get overly complicated. Look, as Christians, we are bound by our faith with God. We enjoy our religion and are very adamant about it. We love the words “under God” in our Pledge of Allegiance and we prefer if it stayed that way. Why should we have to change our ways just because some people don’t like the way the Pledge was written? It doesn’t make any sense to me. I would just like to know one thing. Who really cares? When one thinks about it, when was the last time anyone actually stood in front of a flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance? I’m sure that all of these atheists who are going against this are probably the ones who haven’t recited the Pledge of Allegiance in long time. Like I said before, they’re probably just in it to get some time on television. Anyway, that is what I believe in and I don’t want the Pledge of Allegiance to change.


References:
Cline, Austin. "Defending "Under God" - Defending & Justifying "under God" in the Pledge." About.com. Web. 10 May 2010. http://atheism.about.com/od/pledgeallegiance/tp/UnderGodPledgeAllegiance.htm.

Doyle, Michael. "Atheist fails in bid to remove God' from presidential oath." Politics AP. N.p., 7 May 2010. Web. 10 May 2010.

Li, David K. "NJ woman attempting to become world's fattest lady." New York Post. N.p., 17 Mar. 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2010.