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[acroyear]

"We're looking at whether 'Under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional and should be banned in public schools. We've noticed currency has "In God We Trust" on it. Therefore we're considering banning all lunch money at schools."

-- source: a political cartoon I saw in the paper. I'll better credit it if i see the source online.

Comments

[cozit.livejournal.com]

The really sad thing is just how many people have no clue that the Pledge of Allegiance has been around a **long** time... but that the 'Under God' phrase has only been there for... well, IIRC not as long as my parents have been alive.. (I want to say late 1940s or in the 50s, but can't remember as I haven't looked it up for a while)

So gee whiz folks, what in the world is so horrid about going back to the old wording?

Of course, now I'm wondering when the "In God We Trust" showed up on the money, coin and paper....

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

check out elf's archives, though you may have to dig a bit. the work is from the 1890s, by a baptist minister. under god was added in 1952, during the peak of mccarthyism and the desire to have anything and everything added to keep americans patriotic and loyal and having available all the tools to pick out non-conformists in order to suspect them of anything...

...gee, that last sentence sounds WAY too familiar...

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Site about the history of the Pledge

[cozit.livejournal.com]

*g* I was close at least. thanks.

Now all I have to do is remember to look up the coinage/currency thing...