we added under god to the pledge on july 8, 2002.
we added under god to the pledge on july 8, 2002.
when did we add under god to the pledge?
july 8, 2002
Na
Na
the pledge has received a mixed reaction. some questioned the need for a pledge at all. the reference to god in the pledge is a source of some element of controversy too. house of assembly member, alvera maduro-caines argued it was appropriate. she said she saw 'nothing wrong with god being a part of the pledge as we are a christian and god fearing society'. others felt the overtly religious reference infringed their rights. the leader of the people’s empowerment party, natalio d. wheatley, said there was a "glaring problem" with the pledge: that it is "oxymoronic" to refer to a territory as a country. the use of the capitalised term "territory" suggests the word is part of the territory's name when it's not. grammatically, the reference to "these virgin islands" rather than "the virgin islands" at the end of the pledge renders the pledge ungrammatical when recited outside the territory. there was little public engagement concerning the wording of the pledge before its adoption.
virgin islands pledge