It’s saying that you’re swearing loyalty to the flag & the nation it represents – the ENTIRE nation, not just those who believe in god or agree with the same political / social issues that you do.

Just look at the words to the pledge and follow along…

(Incidently – it wasn’t until the era of rampant McCarthy-ism when the country was going ape-sh*t and seeing communist behind everything that the words “under God” were ADDED to the original pledge … this has been the subject of much debate over recent years as many people felt that citing “god” changed the pledge into the equivalent of a prayer – so some people feel that it should be removed.)

For me, when I say the pledge of allegiance, it means that I respect the hard-fought freedoms I enjoy and will do everything I can to protect and defend those freedoms – not just for me, but all Americans.

You don’t know what you have until its gone.

If you blow off your obligations to be a good citizen, you’ll eventually let the government take away all your rights…and then where will you be?