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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 9 years ago

American atheists - Do you say "under God" when saying the pledge?

Only within the past year have I fully realized that I am an atheist. Before that I simply didn't believe in Christianity. Even as a non-religious person, and even as an atheist, I would say "under God." It didn't matter to me, it was meaningless. However, just recently (although it's not like I have to say the pledge often), I said the pledge during a school assembly and chose not to say "under God." I think I'll stick with omitting this part from now on, as it was originally not in the pledge to begin with.

Anyway, do you guys say it or leave it out?

Update:

Oh and I don't particular feel strongly about it one way or another. The pledge never really meant a whole lot to me to begin with. I'm not even sure why we do it before sports games and such.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I don't say the pledge at all. I reject nationalistic dogma and ritual every bit as much as I reject religious dogma and ritual.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I rarely have occasion to say the pledge as I'm an adult and don't often attend events/occasions at which it would be recited. However when I do recite it I leave "under God" out. I don't believe in any gods and that phrase doesn't even belong there. It wasn't in the pledge as it was originally written, but was shoved into it by religious zealots in the 1950's.

  • 5 years ago

    i do no longer say the pledge for 2 motives. the 1st one is because of the "...under god..." section. As an atheist, i do no longer think of I would desire to would desire to provide an oath to something i do no longer think in, it would not make experience. the finished argument that the rustic replaced into based under god is completed nonsense, there is easy evidence. there's a right away quote from George Washington putting forward that the rustic replaced into no longer based under god and there replaced into unquestionably no objective of it. My 2nd reason is because of the fact i think of the flag and the pledge are the two nationalistic techniques. asserting the pledge to me is like asserting you think of you're united states is enhanced and that one and all others are inferior. no one quite comprehend if that's going to get replaced or no longer. As for asserting it, do exactly no longer. you do no longer legally would desire to stand, yet whilst your instructor provides a no longer difficulty-free time for no longer status in simple terms stand. no longer for the pledge, yet to coach admire on your friends. in the journey that your instructor makes you're saying it, combat it. bypass to the vital or notwithstanding you will desire to do. it is unlawful for them to make you're saying it.

  • 9 years ago

    I don't say the pledge at all. For many reasons, such as the fact that I'm atheist and the fact that it isn't "Liberty and Justice for all" yet

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I stopped saying the pledge when I realized that I didn't have to.

    and you can't get me to say "under god" unless it's part of some string of curse words and under god has some sexual connotation or something.

  • 9 years ago

    I never said the pledge of allegiance in my life. I always refused to when I was younger.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I never say the pledge or stand for the frickin' national anthem, either.

  • 9 years ago

    I don't say any part of the pledge, nor am I required too.

  • 9 years ago

    It's meaningless as it wasn't added until the early 1950s.

  • evalyn
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    I don't say the pledge

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