Which GOD does the phrase "in God we Trust" is associated with?
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Top Opinion
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Philo-Publius 2012/06/22 16:51:21
1892
"I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all."
1892 to 1923
"I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all."
1923 to 1924
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all."
1924 to 1954
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all."
1954 to Present
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
That's what we trust in.
can vary depending on how well Man(kind) behaves.
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Note that both nationally broadcast color television and commercial jet airline travel are older than both this new Motto (and its subsequent appearance on U.S. currency) and the insertion of “…under God…” into the Pledge of Allegiance! There are still,even now, tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of American citizens, still of sound mind and memory, who were adults when those things happened! They remember before those things! These are not ancient traditions dating back to the Founding Fathers!
Even as written, even leaving out the intent of the KoC et al, it still clearly means only a single deity that is generally called “God.”
That said, the real problem with this Motto is not the word “God.” It’s the word “We”! “In God We Trust”!
Just who are this “We”? American citizens? Then is this Motto not saying that only those who actually trust in (not merely believe in) specifically a single deity that is generally called “God” can even be considered American citzens? Are all others to be denied citizenship itself!?
The Pilgrims (Puritans) came here shortly after Jamestown was established because they were basically kicked out of England for trying to take over and “purify” the Church of England to be the way they thought it should be. They were most definitely not interested in Freedom of Religion, at least not for anyone other than themselves.
When they got on the Mayflower, they found themselves in the minority, so they imposed the Mayflower Compact on the other voyagers (the majority), forcing them to obey the Puritan religion even if they weren’t Puritans. When they got here and founded the Massachusetts Colony, they made it very clear that one had to be a Puritan (not just Christian or even Protestant or even the Anglican branch of Protestantism) to even be a citizen of the colony.
You may also have heard of the Salem Witch Trials. Same people. Make no mistake: the...
The Pilgrims (Puritans) came here shortly after Jamestown was established because they were basically kicked out of England for trying to take over and “purify” the Church of England to be the way they thought it should be. They were most definitely not interested in Freedom of Religion, at least not for anyone other than themselves.
When they got on the Mayflower, they found themselves in the minority, so they imposed the Mayflower Compact on the other voyagers (the majority), forcing them to obey the Puritan religion even if they weren’t Puritans. When they got here and founded the Massachusetts Colony, they made it very clear that one had to be a Puritan (not just Christian or even Protestant or even the Anglican branch of Protestantism) to even be a citizen of the colony.
You may also have heard of the Salem Witch Trials. Same people. Make no mistake: the Puritans were basically the Christian version of the Taliban (right down to the oppression of women, and execution of same for trumped-up charges).
Well over a century later, when the Founding Fathers were setting up the Constitution, they implemented Freedom of Religion largely because of the bad example that was the Puritans and the Massachusetts Colony! They did not want that sort of thing to happen again!
Obviously the god of mischief!