>There was no mention of religion in the Pledge before 1954. It was added because of the Communist Scare. It is not a question of removing your God from it. It is divisive and should not be there.

Holding the hand over the heart is also a relatively new change to the Pledge, dating from the early 1940s. Until then the right arm was held stiff and slightly raised, pointed at the flag. Can't imagine why they got rid of that part....