‘One Nation Under God’ OR ‘A Nation Divided Against Itself’
“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” Jesus Christ – Matthew 12:25
President Abraham Lincoln quoted this in reference to the nation of America being divided during Civil War.
An early pledge was created in 1887 by Captain George T. Balch, a veteran of the Civil War, which was recited until the 1923 National Flag Conference, read:
“We give our heads and hearts to God and our country; one country, one language, one flag!”
The pledge that later evolved into the form used today was composed in August 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855–1931)…
Bellamy’s original Pledge:
”I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
indivisible, not divisible, not capable of being divided.
The phrase “one nation, under God” was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954. This was based on President Lincoln’s words, “under God”, added as defining words meant to set the US apart from other nations.
…“Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His Face from you, that He will not hear… None call for Justice, nor do any plead for Truth: they trust in vanity and speak lies, they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity… The way of peace they don’t know and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made themselves crooked paths: whosoever goes therein shall NOT know PEACE.” Isaiah 59:1-8
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