My Second Strongest Argument

My second strongest argument will be that the pledge was written originally without the words Under God in it at all.

The first recorded words that are similar to today's pledge said, " I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all." on October 11, 1892. It is unknown who wrote or came up with the words that would become the pledge.

Later, on June 14, 1923, when immegration was at its peak in the United States, the first National Flag Conference was held in Washington, D.C. The conference decided that there could be some confusion as to the words "My Flag" in the pledge, so they changed it to, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all. These words were again changed a year later to inclued "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all."

The most recent change to the pledge came in 1954 when Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the words Under God to be added to the pledge. He justified his statement by saying, "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war."