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[–]catfishrising 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

But "under God" was never really about God. It's just an old-timey phrase that means "God willing" or "hopefully". It's clear in the original context, the Gettysburg address:

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

So the way it was crammed into the pledge makes no sense.

[–]BISH 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

It wasn't crammed in.

Kings drive their authority to rule from God.

This nation was created with free people who owed their rights to no man.
God given inalienable rights.
The first free society since the Roman republic.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

*derive

[–]BISH 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. That.

[–]catfishrising 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

God was NOT mentioned at all in Francis Bellamy's original version.

[–]BISH 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Source?

Edit. The version I cited is better.

[–]catfishrising 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

[–]BISH 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My source I cited was the preamble to the declaration of independence.

https://www.freedomworks.org/we-hold-these-truths-to-be-self-evident/

The creator is specifically mentioned.

The pledge to the flag is propaganda.