Kari Donovan
Comp1
Pugh
Nov.6.2015
Under God
As a student children are typically required to say the pledge of allegiance with my hand on my heart muttering ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all’. Many students questioned why they was required to say this if they did not believe in it. They would also wonder why it was integrated in many things that we are taught in school are supposed to be separate from any religious sector. Many of these things such as money and the pledge did not even have any relation to god, when they were first brought about. Our country’s fundamentals were built on the principles …show more content…
“In God we Trust” plastered all over our money. The constitution guarantees that everyone has religious freedom. The motto on currency is endorsing a specific religion, a religion that believes in a single god. This country should not specifically endorse this and permeate it throughout our currency. Our currency once again did not have any mention of god on it, until the 1950’s. Many websites list this phrase “In God we trust” as our nation's motto. In no way does that support the millions of people that are American citizens, that reside here that believe in another religion, or don’t believe at all. The presence of god is becoming something that people are relating to American life. A christian based religious figure that relates to yes a majority of 71% (identify as christian) of Americans, but just because something is a majority does not mean that we serve and cater only to that demographic. Not to mention majority of those polled Americans do not practice that christianity in any way, they just believe they are. Many wonder why? Maybe they were exposed to forceful god, and in god we trust as a child.This is only one more way children are subtly indoctrinated into religion. Supporters of separation of church and state have frequently questioned if this motto is even legal, stating that it is an infringement of the United States Constitution which prevents the government from passing any law concerning the …show more content…
In the U.S. Constitution, the founders did not write out in so many words that there should be separation of powers and checks and balances; they unquestionably separated the powers of government among three branches and established checks and balances. Similarly, they did not merely say there should be separation of church and state; rather, they actually separated them by establishing a secular government on the power of "We the people" which makes a distinction of being the people not a deity. The founders express no connection to God or religion, and they give no government power over matters of god or religion. They continue to not utilize any references to god or religion, except in a provision impede any religious test for public office. In that time governments generally had some appeal to God, which makes the founding father’s evasion of any religious expression in the Constitution a deliberate and powerful intentional
Comp1
Pugh
Nov.6.2015
Under God
As a student children are typically required to say the pledge of allegiance with my hand on my heart muttering ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all’. Many students questioned why they was required to say this if they did not believe in it. They would also wonder why it was integrated in many things that we are taught in school are supposed to be separate from any religious sector. Many of these things such as money and the pledge did not even have any relation to god, when they were first brought about. Our country’s fundamentals were built on the principles …show more content…
“In God we Trust” plastered all over our money. The constitution guarantees that everyone has religious freedom. The motto on currency is endorsing a specific religion, a religion that believes in a single god. This country should not specifically endorse this and permeate it throughout our currency. Our currency once again did not have any mention of god on it, until the 1950’s. Many websites list this phrase “In God we trust” as our nation's motto. In no way does that support the millions of people that are American citizens, that reside here that believe in another religion, or don’t believe at all. The presence of god is becoming something that people are relating to American life. A christian based religious figure that relates to yes a majority of 71% (identify as christian) of Americans, but just because something is a majority does not mean that we serve and cater only to that demographic. Not to mention majority of those polled Americans do not practice that christianity in any way, they just believe they are. Many wonder why? Maybe they were exposed to forceful god, and in god we trust as a child.This is only one more way children are subtly indoctrinated into religion. Supporters of separation of church and state have frequently questioned if this motto is even legal, stating that it is an infringement of the United States Constitution which prevents the government from passing any law concerning the …show more content…
In the U.S. Constitution, the founders did not write out in so many words that there should be separation of powers and checks and balances; they unquestionably separated the powers of government among three branches and established checks and balances. Similarly, they did not merely say there should be separation of church and state; rather, they actually separated them by establishing a secular government on the power of "We the people" which makes a distinction of being the people not a deity. The founders express no connection to God or religion, and they give no government power over matters of god or religion. They continue to not utilize any references to god or religion, except in a provision impede any religious test for public office. In that time governments generally had some appeal to God, which makes the founding father’s evasion of any religious expression in the Constitution a deliberate and powerful intentional