>>Ultimately, this is the distinction I was making.
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>I understand. I even said your assertion is correct. That does not change the fact that the pledge is declared in law, does it? That also does not change the fact that, declared by our US Government, that we are one nation under God? Agreed?
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Is it a codification of what the Fed Gov't recognizes as the pledge? Yes? Is it the law that says it has to be the pledge for you? No.


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This is simply a straw man. Ignore the web page if it makes you feel better, that does not change the fact that the pledge is in the law, does it? Thats all my point was.
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If you point is that the pledge is contained in the USC, you made your point. Turning that into the gov't sponsoring a religion, that is another issue and a point you failed to make.

>No, it is your point. Its commonly accepted that a belief in a God is the defintion of religion. You claim otherwise; prove it.
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Actually, the dictionary defintion of religion does not specifially mention the word God. I say this because you are fond of citing the dictionary. One can argue that Atheism is a relgion devoted to the disbelief there is a God.


We, at least I am done here... As always you are entitled to your opinion, no matter how illogically formed it may be...