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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 4061497, member: 77639&quot;]I think having a very high Christian majority was necessary for IGWT being added to coins and &quot;under God&quot; being added to the pledge.&nbsp; But the timing was due to a perception of a cherished way of life and belief system being threatened.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the early 1860&#039;s, there was increasing national rancor over slavery, which was followed by the civil war.&nbsp;&nbsp; To some extent adding IGWT to circulating 2-cent coins in 1864 was an appeal to the Almighty to support the Union cause.&nbsp; Likewise for the writing of the lyrics and popularity of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1950&#039;s, there was great fear of the Soviet Union and communism because of its domination of eastern Europe, and its development of atomic weapons and rockets.&nbsp; So adding a reference to God in the pledge was an affirmation and appeal against the expansion, power and aggression of a Godless state.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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