Leonard Pitts Jr.: Religion pops out of Pandora’s box
“One nation, under God . . .”
Interesting addition to the Pledge, considering, you know, the separation of church and state. I actually remember it — it was 1954. I was in third grade, and had been reciting the Pledge with my classmates every morning for several years by then. I thought it was kind of cool, getting to say “God” without swearing.
“The push to add ‘under God’ to the pledge,” according to history.com, “gained momentum during the second Red Scare, a period when U.S. politicians were keen to assert the moral superiority of U.S.
