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Pledge Revision Argument Summary "Why The Pledge Essay

Pledge Revision Argument Summary

"Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should be Revised" - by: Gwen Wilde

In this article makes an appeal to attack on of America's pledge of allegiance which is generally recited by looking at an American flag while holding the right hand over the hart. On one hand the pledge is deeply engrained into the culture of the United States. However, on the other hand, the wording contained in the pledge does not necessarily represent all residents within the country. The argument is that the pledge is too specific in its terminology, especially regarding religion, and therefore alienates many citizens; literally millions. Though this segment of the population...

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However, many Eastern religions have multiple gods in their system of beliefs. Therefore, this expression would not be relevant to any one of the millions of immigrants who immigrated with beliefs in something other than a monotheistic religion. Furthermore, there are also a growing number of people who do not believe in any supernatural entities at all; including gods, ghosts, fairies,…

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