My Strongest Argument

My strongest argument will be that religion and government should not mix. The Establishment Clause of the Constitution forbids the government to endorse religion or pressure schoolchildren to profess religious belief. It also says, "Neither a State nor the Federal Government can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another." By adding 'Under God" to the pledge, the Federal Government preferred all monothiestic, God believing religions. This excludes athiests, Buddhists, and many other religious preferences. The phrase 'Under God' implies the fact that there is a God. Those who wish to express thier patriotism cannot because of the reference to God in our pledge.