I think its long past time that it should be taken out. For anyone who says it's been in, and tradition mandates that it stay, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance#Addition_of_.22under_God.22]It was added in 1948 by Louis A. Bowman, who was caught up in the Red Scare[/url]. The idea was that atheism was a communist concept, so adding god everywhere discouraged communism. Now, the war against communism has been won, and its been proven a thousand times over that the addition of god to everything had absolutely nothing to do with it, maybe we can move past a stupid period in our history and get rid of the statement? Its not just offensive to atheists. Hindus, who worship a pantheon, also are in this, as well as Jehovah's Witnesses who despise any mixing of government and god because it sullies the idea of god as king. Atheists are the only ones willing to hire attorneys on this, but there are others.