"Under God" in Pledge of Allegiance

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Jim Raynor
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"Under God" in Pledge of Allegiance

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What are your thoughts about having the words "Under God" in the US Pledge of Allegiance? I personally can't see how it can be justified as not breaching the separation of church and state.
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Post by Mr Bean »

There are already threads about these,
Please post there

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Indeed. Thread closed.
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