here.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Another night.<\/p>\nApparently, there was an incident wherein the person saying the pledge omitted \u201cUnder God.\u201d Was it a political statement? Could have been. Perhaps the person reciting the pledge is an atheist or religiously opposed to invoking God in a political context. Is that okay? Well, read the first amendment to answer that.<\/p>\n
Does that mean that Democrats are trying to change the Pledge of Allegiance to delete God?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
So the question is, WHY has that become a talking point?<\/p>\n
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