when was the phrase, under god added to
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.. In 1954, during the McCarthy era and communism scare, Congress passed a bill, which was signed into law, to add the words under God.. The current Pledge reads: 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..
Allegiance; and on October 6, 1954, the National Executive Committee of the American Legion gave its. approval to that resolution. How the words âUNDER GODâ came to be added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 995-99.