Third Rail Poll:
Should “under God” be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance?

The majority of the people that answered this poll question said that “under God” should not be removed from the pledge.  The least surprising reason for this view is that it represents the traditions that we as Americans uphold; not to mention that America was founded partly for religious reasons. The most surprising reason for this view is about political correctness. The whole “under God” debate started when new citizens started to complain. How do you choose to become a citizen of a country where you do not agree with their traditions and policies? It is not as if the pledge is a blood oath. No harm will come to anyone who says or hears it, despite whether or not said person believes in God or not.

The second biggest reason why it does not need to be removed is that it is not an important enough issue at this time.  There are more pressing things to be worrying about.  I must say I agree with these individuals.  I do not mean to throw this phrase around, but to me, as an atheist at least, ‘under God’ are just words and all words are arbitrary sounds attached to concepts.  These words just happen to make some people feel protected which is the only thing that religion is good for.
Speaking of religion, only 14% of the poll participants gave as their primary answer that there is a God or god-like entity out there.  I was impressed with this turnout because it just goes to show how insignificant religion is to us fun-loving, carefree and sinful college students.

My all-time absolute favorite reason for not removing “under God” from the pledge is the no reason at all excuse.  These people must be drowning in bliss right this very second.  Ignorance is a pet peeve of mine, as you will continuously see.  I will never understand why people have and/or give opinions without any kind of justification.  Make something up at least.  Give me a good laugh.  The poll is anonymous, so if I make fun of your answer, no one will know it was you.
 I’m happy to report that the highest grossing reason for removing “under God” from the pledge is to support my peoples, the atheists!  Not everyone is spiritual in any way.  Some of us believe that this country is the way it is because of ourselves, humankind.  I’m not saying that we are perfect or anything, but I know that we are the minority here, so we can move on to more universal reasons why the rest of us think that the pledge needs to be revamped.

Having “under God” in the pledge is an obvious violation of the separation between Church and State.  There should be no touch of religion in widespread American jargon.  Our president seems to think we are a Christian country.  If you believe that yourself, then you are just as dumb as he is.  It is not even about the fact that he categorized America in a religious sense, but that he said this out loud.  Talk about projecting your own traits onto others. 

It is also disrespectful to other religions to use the phrase “under God” in the pledge.  There are plenty of religious and spiritual sects that do not practice monotheism at all.  Eastern religions believe in many different gods that put all together are one huge life force.

This last reason is what puts my faith back into the students of CSI. “Under God” was not in the Pledge of Allegiance since its inception.  It was only added after the Cold War started!  That was a little over 50 years ago.  Russia was Godless, so we became Godful, despite the fact that God had nothing to do with why Russia was Communist anyway. 
 
Then we have our last three contestants that admitted that they were undecided about the issue.  They knew plenty of reasons why it should or should not be removed, but they did not want to attach themselves to one point of view.  That is just fine with me.  Never be afraid to say you do not know.  Unless someone is asking for your name.  Then, you are just being an American idiot.