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Originally posted by Conclamo Ludus
I'm agnostic. And I say the pledge of allegiance with the words Under God. I use money that says in God We Trust. And when I was a kid I had to recite the pledge everyday. And as luck would have it, I turned out okay. It doesn't bother me a bit, and never has. The beauty of being agnostic or atheist is that the words Under God have no meaning to you, so if you have to say the pledge of allegiance with a couple of words of nonsense in the middle of it, than so be it. Its not going to brainwash you. Its not going to make you believe in God and be a Christian if you say it. I guess the Supreme Court will figure it out though. Its not going to change my life or my beliefs a single bit, one way or another.
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Simply ignoring it doesn't mean that the words have no meaning. Accept that there are people not as smart as you... who are influenced by the words on money.
Something that actually happened to me: a student at the University of Arizona (I believe he was a sports and exercise sciences student) -told me that "In God we Trust" printed on money was DIRECT PROOF of god's hand in the affairs of men.
I know this story is anecdotal but my point is that just because X happened to you and you are not harmed doesn't mean that X doesn't have an effect on others.