This ruling will be one of the most difficult the nation's
highest court has ever had to make. This issue weighs heavily on any persons sense of liberty and freedom as well as religious values. In order to uphold our citizen's right to make decisions regarding religion on his or her own the Supreme Court must strike down the pledge.Two small words, "under God," probably don't do much harm to children whose religious beliefs don't concur with common Jewish/Christian beliefs. Remember, however, that any time the Supreme Court rules it sets a precedent which translates into all other legal issues. Striking down the pledge would be mean a gigantic step in breaking the strangle-hold the Christian majority holds on issues such as these. Finally, perhaps, our nation could realize that not everybody worships in the same manner. Some people, shocking as it may seem to some, don't worship at all.
Religion should be something that is taught to children at home, by parents, or in religious institutions such as churches and Sunday schools. Because of the variety of cultures existing in places such as California or New York our government absolutely must respect the right of its citizens to worship as they choose. Making references to "God" can possibly cause problems for the children of parents who hold some other belief or are atheist. "Under God" may just be two small words, but to a parent who must suddenly answer questions his or her child raises after he or she hears those words it is a big deal.
Say, for instance, the parent in the above scenario is atheist. The child comes home and asks the parent who this God person is. The parent can explain his or her beliefs, but what will the child think when he or she is asked, every morning, to pledge allegiance to a nation under God? By exposing that child to those words the government has undermined the parent's authority with the child.
In order for issues like these to ever be put away our schools must be secularized. Religious beliefs can be taught at home.