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Originally Posted by The Lone Ranger
The phrase "One nation under God" was not part of the original Pledge of Allegiance, written in 1892. The original Pledge, written by Francis Bellamy (a Baptist minister) read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." There was no mention of God.
*The "to" was added in October of 1892.
The phrase "under God" was added in 1954, after intensive lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and at the suggestion of a Presbyterian minister named George M. Docherty. This was during the McCarthy era, and it is widely believed that the change was intended specifically to distinguish the U.S. from the "Godless Communists" of the Soviet Union.
Cheers,
Michael
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Thank you! for writing the sequence of those events, Michael.
Annie