Essay On Pledge Of Allegiance

The pledge of allegiance was written in 1892 as "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." This was the first and original pledge of allegiance, later in 1954 the phrase “under god” was recommended by president Eisenhower to be added to the pledge and congress agreed. This decision gave us the pledge to be said for the next 63 years and counting. It is the belief by many people that the phrase “under god” should not be included in the pledge, there are facts to support this argument such as not all Americans believe in a god or believe in more than one god. There are also the supporters of the phrase whom argue my than ¾ of Americans do believe in god, as well as the pledge is not something one is forced to say (Anyone can choose not to stand and/or say the pledge). The facts supporting the phrase simply outweigh the opposing arguments.

The phrase “under god” should be kept in the pledge of allegiance for many reasons such as more than ¾ of
Even if more than ¾ of Americans agree with the pledge, the minority rights to not want the pledge must be defended as well. When looking upon the minority of children whom would choose to not rehearse the pledge every morning in school one can argue that peer pressure can affect their decision whether or not to say the pledge. For many little kids, insecurity defines their personality so they look to their peers whom they want to be like and the children will do as their peers do. So if the “popular” child stands and says the pledge, then the insecure child will do the same trying to be like the “popular” child. This child now feels a need to stand and say the pledge because he wants to be like the other children, so he will now go against his religious values, against his better judgement and try to fit in by saying the