What Would The Founders Think of The Pledge of Allegiance?


in good conscience participate."

Was Congress's 1954 decision to add "under God" to the Pledge an unconstitutional one? Would the Founders have agreed with Judge Goodwin's ruling that the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment makes such a phrase impermissible?

That will be the focus of our next article.

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Sources for this Article:

"It's a Pledge, Not a Prayer," Philadelphia Daily News, June 27, 2002

"Pledge of Allegiance Ruled Unconstitutional," Murray, Frank J., The Washington Times, June 27, 2002

"Pledge of Allegiance 'Unconstitutional,' Court Says," Burns, Jim, CNSNews.com, June 26, 2002

"U.S. Court Votes to Bar Pledge of Allegiance," Lane, Charles, The Washington Post, June 26, 2002

Additional Resources:

Americans United For Separation of Church and State, web site

American Civil Liberties Union, web site

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