I got some dirty looks...

[misanthrope]

...during a recent "Pledge of Allegiance."

When it got to the "...one nation, under God..." section, I recited the phrase "...one nation, under the Constitution..." instead and caught a couple of sideways glances from those around me.

Oh, well. I guess that's not as patriotic as some McCarthy-ite, red-baiting insertion to those quasi-patriots, but it seems much more appropriate and unifying to me.

C'est la vie.

[Az]

1. The most disturbing pledge I ever witnessed

Was just after the last round of pledge law suits. I forget where it was but we were all asked to rise for the pledge. When it came to the notorious phrase a large number of people screwed up their faces in anger and shouted "UNDERGOD!!!"

[RebelOne]

2. Good for you. I have not had occasion recently to recite

the pledge of allegiance, but I will definitely use your words to replace "under god."

[JaneDoughnut]

3. Great idea!

I think I'll start using that myself!

[vademocrat]

4. I like saying "Under Canada" myself -

it always makes me smile...

[tjwash]

5. one nation, under Canada...

..and over Mexico.

[leveymg]

9. "Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles"

I guess that's two nations. Maybe the Germans were different.

[Bouncy Ball]

6. Eh.

They can shove it. I'm going to start saying that, too.

[kiki]

7. One nation, underfunded n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Bingo!

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[low_phreaq]

10. pledge anality

I've heard a scout leader, on more than one occasion, insist on pointing out before the reciting of the pledge: "And remember, do not pause between 'one nation' and 'under God'!"

But everybody always does anyway! :+

[JaneDoughnut]

11. My father was a scout leader and did the same thing! n/t

But in case you get the wrong impression, my father is not some awful brainwashed neo-con. He is a respectable Christian who thinks for himself and one of my idols.

[mcscajun]

13. It's how we were taught in Catholic school...

...there was always a pause before "under God" -- and we bowed our heads while we said it!

Of course...I'm much better now. :) I'm a collapsed Catholic and total secularist. I wouldn't even 'sign' the phrase "under God" when I was learning the pledge in American Sign Language a few years ago. The best part of that is that I was then asked in the class why I wouldn't. I got to tell them about the history of the pledge, and that I'd only recite (or sign) the original.

[gratuitous]

14. The obvious question . . .

Aren't ALL nations "under God"? What's the point of saying it (or worse, forcing others to say it), other than to make a public parade of your pious beliefs? Jesus had some pretty hard things to say about folks who did that, as I recall.

[Merlot]

12. Speaking of God...

There is a house nearby with a sign on the lawn that says "God Bless America" with a flag scroll underneath.

I was trying to think what would be the best sign to put up if I lived across the street from them and had to look at it every day.

I decided on "God Bless Separation of Church and State."

It would make a good bumper sticker too.

[Undercover Owl]

15. I think it should be changed to....

...one nation, under Bush...

just kidding!!

[against all enemies]

16. C'est la vie - That's French isn't it? You Commie bastard.

[Lefty48197]

17. One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

That sure as hell don't describe THIS country, so they may as well corrupt it any way they want.