Pledge Of Allegiance Essay

Amendment I in the U.S constitution give us all the freedom of religion. However, is that really true if every time we say the pledge of allegiance, we have to say “under God”? The pledge of allegiance was originally created by Colonel George Balch in 1887. Since it was first created, it has been revised several times and different parts and words have been added to the pledge. One of the words that were added during the revision of the pledge are the words “under God”. The words “under God” were added in 1954 after many revisions. Many people believe that the words “under God” should remain as part of the pledge as it always has been, however, other including myself prefer the words to be taken out. The United States is a very diverse country in not only ethnicity but also in religion. There are people who are not Christian or does not even believe in a god. It is …show more content…
For instance, Kao says “Things were not always so. From its birth in 1892 to 1954, the Pledge of Allegiance made no mention of God” (122). The pledge of allegiance was first created in 1887 by Colonel George Balch and later revised in 1892 and then adopted by the congress in 1942. Since the first creation of the pledge, there have been many changes and the addition of the words “under God.” One of those changes was the addition of the phrase “under God” was added in 1954. President Eisenhower signed the resolution that added the words to the new pledge. The idea of adding those words came from Louis Bowman, who claims he got the idea from the Gettysburg Address by Lincoln. Many people began to include the word “under God” as they said the pledge. However, the words were added during the fear of communism. The United States wanted to separate itself from the rest of the nations and differentiate from the communist countries and . many people believed that adding those specific words would separate them from other