Before I get started let me tell you some history about the Pledge of Allegiance and how it was made. Over 100 years ago, when the pledge was created, there was no words or reference to God and religion. In 1954, during the Cold War, congress added the words “Under God” to the pledge of Allegiances to take a way the US system from the atheism of Communist system. Everyone was fine with it back then, but it all changes about 15 years ago. In 2002 the Phrase “ Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiances was challenged by a man named Michael Newdow who is a emergency medicine physician, and an atheist man (Nina Totenberg reporter) This is where it starts, the arguments and the confusion, should the words “ Under God” be used in the Pledge of Allegiances. Like I implied in the previous paragraph Dr. Newdow challenged the pledge because his daughter was “forced” to say “under god” while saying the Pledge( Michael Newdow). Mr. Newdow took it to court and won in the lower court. Many say he shouldn’t of won because he only has primary custody of his daughter. …show more content…
My opinion my not be the one anyone wants to here because I’m a high school but I have one. Yes, I understand that forcing kids into saying the pledge is crazy but write a note to the teacher or principal and say I don’t what my kid say this or that. I am one hundred percent positive that that school won’t force your kid into saying it. The man Mr. Newbow took it to court on how it’s very offensive to him, well there is a lot of offensive think in this world to me but I’m not going to be childish and take it to court. The real reason why took it is probably because he hates the fact that god is in it and he doesn’t believe in that, “God” so everyone has to go through it because he wants to prove there’s no