'Under God' should be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance

First, I shall begin by stating a few definitions so we know exactly what is being talked about. God: a supernatural being, who is worshipped as the controller of some part of the universe or some aspect of life in the world or is the personification of some force (reference. com). Pledge of Allegiance: a solemn oath of allegiance or fidelity to the U. S. , beginning, "I pledge allegiance to the flag," and forming part of many flag-saluting ceremonies in the U. S (reference. com). Because those are all the definitions I would like to give, I will start with my arguments: Arguments 1. The founding fathers set a clear boundary between church and state. They knew that government and religion should remain separate. The following quote was used in a letter from the Danbury Baptist Association to Thomas Jefferson in 1801: "Believing with [Jefferson] that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their "legislature" should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State (Wikipedia). " Furthermore, in 1797, the US Senate ratified a treaty with Tripoli that stated: "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries (Wikipedia). " This stands to reason that having the phrase 'Under God' within the Pledge of Allegiance is not legal and should be taken out effective immediately. The founding fathers of the United States warned against having religion and government together. 2. We must all be fair to the non-religious people in schools. They, having no religious affiliation, do not wish to have anything to do with religion. Con, being a Protestant, has no problem with talking about the Christian God. However, I have a question for him: Con, if it suddenly became "One Nation Under Buddha", would you have a problem with that? Because Con is not a Buddhist, he would have a problem with that. What about all the Atheists? 'God' goes against their beliefs. So why should we do that to them? Conclusion In this round, I have stated my arguments towards why 'Under God' should be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance. Now that I have done this, it is time for Con to state the reasons for his opinion. Though I have already stated the rules, I want to point out the grammar and spelling mistakes Con made in his acceptance line. It was in defiance of the rules I gave and should not occur in the rest of the debate. As this is all I wish to state in this round, I will close off and wait patiently for the arguments of my opponent. Thank you. MLA Citations "God. " Dictionary. com. Dictionary. com. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <. http://dictionary.reference.com...;. "Pledge of Allegiance. " Dictionary. com. Dictionary. com. Web. 13 Mar. 2014 <. http://dictionary.reference.com...;. "Separation of Church and State in the United States. " Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Feb. 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <. http://en.wikipedia.org...;.