As a child growing up in public school one of my clearest memories is reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before class started. This ritual never really had much meaning other than the fact that saying the Pledge meant I was stating the fact “I love my country”. In recent years some controversy has been surrounding the Pledge of Allegiance and the words “under God”. Gwen Wilde wrote an article concerning the topic of revising the Pledge of Allegiance in titled “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should be Revised”. In the article Gwen states “the addition of the words “under God” is inappropriate, and they are needlessly divisive.” In the article, Gwen uses logos or logic to help persuade the reader to agree with the point of view
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One of the biggest contradictory points is that one can simply not utter the words “under God” if they do not believe in God. However, as Gwen points out, there is a flaw with this thought. According to the article, with the Pledge of Allegiance containing the words “under God” creates a link between patriotism and religious belief. So if one simply does not repeat “under God” can create disconnect between them pledging faith to their country. Gwen states “if one doesn’t express this belief one is-according to the Pledge-somehow not fully an American, maybe even …show more content…
The Pledge of Allegiance should be centered on being diverse and only showing loyalty to the country and not a religion. However a majority of the country is centered on the belief in one God and revising the Pledge would be a cause for protest for some Americans. A solution to the controversy surrounding the Pledge of Allegiance may be to sanction two different versions. Version one could be created for public school and other public places that the Pledge may be recited. This version of the Pledge of Allegiance would NOT contain the phrase “under God”. Version two could be created for private schools and private events that are based on the belief in one God. This version would contain the phrase “under God.” With two different versions of the Pledge of Allegiance both sides of the spectrum are getting at least some form of what they
One of the biggest contradictory points is that one can simply not utter the words “under God” if they do not believe in God. However, as Gwen points out, there is a flaw with this thought. According to the article, with the Pledge of Allegiance containing the words “under God” creates a link between patriotism and religious belief. So if one simply does not repeat “under God” can create disconnect between them pledging faith to their country. Gwen states “if one doesn’t express this belief one is-according to the Pledge-somehow not fully an American, maybe even …show more content…
The Pledge of Allegiance should be centered on being diverse and only showing loyalty to the country and not a religion. However a majority of the country is centered on the belief in one God and revising the Pledge would be a cause for protest for some Americans. A solution to the controversy surrounding the Pledge of Allegiance may be to sanction two different versions. Version one could be created for public school and other public places that the Pledge may be recited. This version of the Pledge of Allegiance would NOT contain the phrase “under God”. Version two could be created for private schools and private events that are based on the belief in one God. This version would contain the phrase “under God.” With two different versions of the Pledge of Allegiance both sides of the spectrum are getting at least some form of what they