Why don't we leave a two-second pause instead of a phrase and let people say what they want, whether it's "Under God," Under Allah," "Under whatever I believe in," or nothing at all.
I am not a Christian, I am not an Atheist, I refuse to accept any religion as the Truth, and I want to be free to choose whether or not to say "Under God." I didn't particularly like my school district's "Say the pledge or you're suspended for two weeks" policy, which reinforced mindless repetition and devaluation of its meaning.
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