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>>>>... one nation, indivisible, ...
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>>>>As soon as you insert "under God" in there, you've just divided it.
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>>>Hmm.. Doesn't the english defintion for the word 'under' have an inclusive notion contained in it?
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>>I don't think so. To me, "under God" is shorthand for "under the rule of God" or "under the watchful eye of God" or some other similar phrase.
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>That may indeed be your take but that's neither the law (as I understand it) nor a bad thing (in my opinion <g>).
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>So, we have dueling opinions. Why should your trump mine? Particularly when mine is in the majority and you have an existing legal remeday of being allowed to not speak those words?

My comments here were in regard to why I think having "under God" in the Pledge divides the "indivisible" nation, not to the legal arguments (to which I responded elsewhere).

Tamar