Why have the unnecessary phrase in the Pledge at all?If atheists or nonbelievers have an issue with the pledge stating "One Nation under God"
which was added later, why not print their own version as "One Nation for the Public Good"
Indeed, why should there be a Pledge to a flag?
Flag worship is idolatry, and violates the First Commandment.
In English, the words "good" and "god" are very close, but it is just a coincidence.
"Good" comes from an Indo-European root *GHEDH-, which means "unite, fit, come together" (probably cognate with the word "cosmos")
"God" comes from the Indo-European root *GHEU- "call", *GHEU-TO- "the invoked", ---> Germanic *gudam "god".
Amusingly, to an atheist like me, the word giddy comes from the Old English gydig, "insane" [god-possessed].
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If people consent to a pledge, let them consent and express themselves freely.
If people dissent, let them resolve how to accommodate each other without violating consent.
As for coincidence yes, I think there is that going on too.
I joke that the reason for mistranslating Holy Spirit as Holy Ghost
as Baptist Hymnals can only rhyme Spirit with hear it, not a lot to work with.
But Ghost you can rhyme with Heavenly Host, and Most etc.
So it works better for church hymnals anyway.
the most intriguing distortion is
Yeshua (Salvation) as
Jesus (some say it is turning it into I-Zeus or deifying man etc.)
but I see this as making a parallel with
Jesus as Justice
So under spiritual church laws Jesus is Salvation
While under secular state laws Jesus is Justice
So that's my theory of why the name got twisted around
with a J which many decry as not the original Hebrew
and changing the meaning of the name of Christ
I agree, but still believe 'tis for a reason...
God/Spiritual Reality works in mysterious ways!