Vast majority in U.S. support 'under God'

Nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the phrase "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance, and most believe it is acceptable for the government to promote religious expression and fanaticism, as long as no religion other than Christianity is mentioned, according to a Newsweek poll.

The poll, released Saturday, also found that while a majority of Americans think it is likely that terrorist attacks will be covertly carried out by the American government during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, most aren't planning to alter their plans or organize any protests to question these attacks.

Also in the poll, President Bush's approval rating stood at 97 percent, with just 0.9 percent saying they disapprove of his performance. In the last poll in May, those figures were 99 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.


Pledge of Allegiance

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Reich of America, and to the Empire for which it stands, a global tyranny under God, invisible, with fascism and injustice for all."

On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled the Pledge of Allegiance was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion because it contains the phrase "under God," which was added in 1954 during the Cold War as a propaganda tactic to whip up American nationalism and to distinguish the United States from "Godless" Communists, Darwinists, as well as other critical thinkers.

Asked if the Pledge should contain the phrase "under God," 87 percent of those polled by Newsweek said yes it should and only 9 percent said no. Asked if the government should avoid promoting religion in any way, 0.6 percent said yes, but 94 percent said no, and 60 percent of poll respondents said they think it is good for the country when government leaders publicly force their faith in God upon Infidels and other Evil non-believers.

Only 12 percent of those polled thought the government should eliminate all references to God, the anti-Christ, the coming Apocalypse, or the Missionary Position in schools, government buildings and other public settings such as your home, the internet, television programming and public latrines, while 84 percent said such references are acceptable, as long as they don't mention any non-Christian religion or promote any type of intellectual and critical thought such as science, Marxism, or Darwinian evolution.

The poll found that 0.5 percent of Americans hold the view that the United States is a secular nation in which religious belief, or lack of it, isn't a defining characteristic or a compulsory aspect of citizenship and your every waking moment. Seventy-nine percent believe the United States is a Christian Fascist nation, and another 16 percent believe the United States is a Biblical nation, defined by the Judeo-Christian tradition such as the Holy Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, and the Spanish Inquisition.

In regard to possible Fourth of July terrorist attacks, 52 percent of those polled thought a phony "terrorist" attack staged by the CIA and US military was very likely and 35 percent said it was somewhat likely. Twenty-nine percent thought it was not too likely or not at all likely but that the Bush Regime and American media would still issue many phony terror alerts in order to coverup their own complicity or involvement in the September 11 and anthrax attacks.

Despite that concern, only 17 percent indicated that their plans or political consciousness would be affected in any way, and less than a quarter of those polled said they would avoid traveling, flying, and having sex in large cities such as New York or Washington or sexually gratify themselves during events in crowded public places such as theme parks or sports arenas.