"under God" in the Pledge

The Secular Coalition for America opposes government-coerced recitation of the religious Pledge of Allegiance. Our community is relegated to second-class citizenship when patriotic exercises require an affirmation of supernatural belief.

Secular Coalition Flunks U.S. House on Religious Freedom Issues

Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:27

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Secular Coalition for America today released its 2011 Congressional Report Card. A majority of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives earned failing grades on seven issues related to religious liberty and discrimination against nontheistic and secular Americans.
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Statement on Ninth Circuit's Decision in Newdow Pledge Case

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:50

Statement regarding the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision ruling the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance constitutional.

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892.  Our pledge was officially recognized in 1942 by the United States Congress. The Secular Coalition for America supports this pledge.

During the vicious Joe McCarthy era the U.S. Congress added the phrase “Under God” to the Pledge. The Secular Coalition for America supports the original Pledge of Allegiance which did not then -- and should not now -- include the phrase “under God.”    Read more »

Remove "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance

Thu, 04/02/2009 - 14:31

Devon Smith, a Spring Valley High School sophomore, said what he did Monday morning was no different from what he's done since the eighth grade -- he neither recited the Pledge of Allegiance with other students nor did he stand silently while classmates took part in the recitation. What was different, the 16-year-old said, was his teacher’s decision to kick him out of class.  Read more »

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