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    Why were the words "under God" added in the Pledge of Allegiance?

    Question #47145. Asked by TheAlphaWolf. (May 04 04 7:42 PM)


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    		They were added as an anti-communist affirmation. The Soviet Union was by definition an athiest nation, and in the US atheists and socialists were viewed as being conspirators.

    May 05 04, 12:54 AM

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