I'm an atheist and I have no problem saying under god. The change is from the left only and it is to chip away at what America is and what it stands for.
As for my background I was raised Lutheran and at church every weekend. As I got older i began to question what I was being told and I was always a good student in math and science. I have a master's degree in Mechanical engineering and I worked for NASA for a while before realizing the money was better and bureaucracy was less developed in the private sector. I can accept the word "God" to mean something people look up to or an all knowing all seeing deity. To me I accept God to mean the laws of science which are either made by this all knowing deity or just by the universe itself. Basically I accept god to be a larger and unwavering force that is over our heads.
You sound like Baruch Spinoza, a philosopher who essentially argued that god is a synonym for underlying nature or reality. More people should know about his ideas; he doesn't conflict with reality and determinism while advocating people accept and understand the world as it is.
I'm an atheist and I have no problem saying under god. The change is from the left only and it is to chip away at what America is and what it stands for.
I 2 am an atheist, I prefer the pre 1952 pledge, but I have other issues I care more about.
That's interesting. I didn't know it changed in 52 but I agree with you.
Any teacher/school which is anti America can give up their human/civil rights and teach in China
I wish I was first taught that "God" is meaning the innate Light and Goodness within, rather than just a word used in religion
As for my background I was raised Lutheran and at church every weekend. As I got older i began to question what I was being told and I was always a good student in math and science. I have a master's degree in Mechanical engineering and I worked for NASA for a while before realizing the money was better and bureaucracy was less developed in the private sector. I can accept the word "God" to mean something people look up to or an all knowing all seeing deity. To me I accept God to mean the laws of science which are either made by this all knowing deity or just by the universe itself. Basically I accept god to be a larger and unwavering force that is over our heads.
You sound like Baruch Spinoza, a philosopher who essentially argued that god is a synonym for underlying nature or reality. More people should know about his ideas; he doesn't conflict with reality and determinism while advocating people accept and understand the world as it is.