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"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge as originally written by Francis Bellamy in 1892 "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge as it was from 1924 - 1954 "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge since 1954 "E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)" -The Motto our Founders gave us |
Contact...For questions or issues regarding the North Carolina Secular Association or the function of this website, you may send an email HERE. To contact media representatives for the "One Nation Indivisible" ad campaign by the billboard location, see below:
Jennifer Lovejoy
William Warren
Phillip Drum
Randall Best
Susanna Garland 910-540-1390, Ellen Sutliff 910-784-9004
Jim Moury
Steve Weston To contact any of the groups in general, you may send an email to the various association groups through their individual sites, which can be found by clicking on their logos in the left sidebar. Original Pledge of AllegiancePledge of Allegiance - 1950Porky's Pledge - 1939 |
"One Nation Indivisible" Ad Campaign SponsorOfficial & Social DiscriminationCecil Bothwell, a duly elected councilperson in Asheville, N.C, had his right to hold office challenged because of the N.C. Constitution's religious restriction against anyone that doesn't believe in a monotheistic God. Eight states (AR, MA, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, and TX) have exclusionary language included in their Bill of Rights, Declaration of Rights, official oath of office, or in the body of their constitutions. The Boy Scouts of America does not allow atheists as members. While they have that right as a private organization, the BSA has been a number of court cases over the last couple of decades regarding governmental sponsorship of scouting units in violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. In 1999, the Gallup Organization concluded that being an Atheist was "the most discriminated-against characteristic of the eight tested in the research." Only 49% of American adults would vote for an otherwise qualified presidential candidate if he was an Atheist compared to 59% who would vote for a homosexual candidate and over 90% who would vote for black or female candidates. In 2006, Rasmussen Reports stated in that 60% of voters said they would never consider voting for an Atheist presidential candidate. A 2006 study found that 48% of respondents said that they would not want their child to marry an atheist and 40% said atheists as a group did "not at all agree with my vision of American society." Disapproval percentages of atheists outnumbered those for Muslims, African-Americans and homosexuals. In 2007, the Gallup Organization conducted a poll. The poll asked Americans "whether they would vote for "a generally well-qualified" presidential candidate nominated by their party with each of the following characteristics: Jewish, Catholic, Mormon, an atheist, a woman, black, Hispanic, homosexual, 72 years of age, and someone married for the third time." Only 45% responded they would vote for an Atheist. Atheism was the only category for whom the majority of Americans would not vote. Historical
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