When did under god become part of the pledge of allegiance?
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1954 June 14, 1954 Flag Day in 1954
Pledge of Allegiance
when was under god included in pledge
Pledge of Allegiance Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow Criticism of the Pledge of Allegiance In God We Trust George MacPherson Docherty Louis C. Rabaut Oath of Allegiance (Australia) Flag of Texas Michael Newdow Francis Bellamy
... the society in reciting the <b>pledge</b> with the two words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; <b>added</b>. He 
said that the words came from&nbsp;... Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1 (2004), was a case 
decided by the ... He said the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; in the <b>Pledge</b> of Allegiance 
amounted to an unconstitutional ... In doing so, the Court concluded recitation of 
the <b>Pledge</b> with the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; <b>included</b> violated the Establishment 
Clause. The words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; were <b>added</b> to the <b>Pledge</b> on ... The matter of the 
<b>Pledge&#39;s</b> constitutionality simmered for&nbsp;... &quot;In God We Trust&quot;, also written as &quot;In God we trust&quot;, is the official motto of the 
United States of ... Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber <b>added</b> the words and 
made minor modifications to the design. In 1908 ... He noted; &quot;As a matter of 
historical tradition, the words &#39;<b>under God</b>&#39; can no more be expunged from the 
national&nbsp;... ... the <b>Pledge</b> of Allegiance must be amended to <b>include</b> the words, &quot;<b>under God</b>.&quot; 
George MacPherson Docherty (May 9, 1911 – November 27, 2008) was a 
Scottish-born American Presbyterian minister and principal initiator of the 
addition of the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; to the <b>Pledge</b> of&nbsp;... Louis Charles Rabaut (December 5, 1886 – November 12, 1961) was a politician 
from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing 
Michigan&#39;s 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961. 
He is best known for introducing legislation that <b>added</b> the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; ... 
a resolution to amend the <b>Pledge</b> of Allegiance with the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot;. In Australia, an Oath of Allegiance or an Affirmation of Allegiance are oaths of 
allegiance ... In 1966, the Holt Government <b>added</b> the clause &quot;renouncing all 
other ... From this time forward, [<b>under God</b>,]: I <b>pledge</b> my loyalty to Australia and 
its&nbsp;... The flag of Texas is the official flag of the U.S. state of Texas. It is well known for 
its prominent ... of the Texas flag. The <b>pledge</b> of allegiance to the state flag is as 
follows: ... In 2007, the phrase &quot;one state <b>under God</b>&quot; was <b>added</b>. The addition of
&nbsp;... Michael Arthur Newdow (born June 24, 1953) is an American attorney and 
emergency ... Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the words &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; in the 
<b>Pledge</b> of Allegiance in the case of Newdow v. ... The Constitution specifically 
defines only this single oath of office of 35 words and does not <b>include</b> these four 
words. Francis Julius Bellamy (1855–1931) was an American Christian socialist minister 
and author, ... Bellamy &quot;believed in the absolute separation of church and state&quot; 
and did not <b>include</b> the phrase &quot;<b>under God</b>&quot; in his <b>pledge</b>. Bellamy ... Congress to 
add the words &quot;<b>under God</b>,&quot; creating the 31-word <b>pledge</b> that is recited today.
Flag Day 1954
Pledge of Allegiance (United States)