I feel the Pledge is a good thing to say. It shows that you support our country. When I stand and say the Pledge, my heart starts to beat fast. I think of all of my relatives that have fought in the wars and all that have given their lives to give our country freedom.

The Pledge dates back 110 years ago. A man by the name of Francis Bellamy wrote it in August of 1892. Bellamy was a minister. Bellamy believed the middle class should have an economy with equality, social, and political for all. On October 12, 1892, 12 million children read the Pledge to our flag. That was the beginning of our Pledge (World Book4).

Although, Francis Bellamy originally wrote the Pledge, it was changed over time. His original version went as follows: "I pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisi

Congress starts out their sessions with the same statement, "God save the United States, and the honorable court." When judges are sworn in, they have to say, "so help me God." Even our money is printed, "In God we Trust" (Capital Hill5). These symbols all have God in them, and are used by everyone in the world. Just because something has the word " God " written or stamped on it, does not mean that you stop using it.

The opposing side for reciting the pledge in school believes that it forces religion on every person. One father protested his daughter saying the Pledge at school. By reciting "under God" in the Pledge forces her to believe in God. This was taken to court, and the judge ruled it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge in the western district states. Currently these schools are not saying the Pledge (ABC news2).

During an informal survey, the general population support reciting the Pledge at s

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