You often hear many on the right claim that our country was founded
on Christianity. They’ll use our Pledge of Allegiance as “proof” that
this nation was founded as a Christian nation. Many of them put bumper
stickers on their vehicles that say “One Nation Under GOD!” or emphasize
the word “God” when they recite our nation’s pledge.
It all sounds great, except—our pledge wasn’t written until until 1892.
Yes, you read that correctly, our Pledge of Allegiance was written a
full 116 years after the Revolutionary War and Declaration of
Independence.
Not just that, the phrase “Under God” wasn’t even in the original text of our pledge:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it
stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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