I pledge allegiance to the republic
of the United States of America,
for which this flag stands;
one nation, diverse in hearts and minds
but united in the pursuit
of democracy, justice, and liberty for all.
So it’s pretty similar. Is anyone going to give me problems if I say this instead of the formulaic pledge I learned in school? Discuss.
I wouldn’t. It’s your right.
The gist of your pledge is mainly the same as the standard pledge–with the exception of the “under God” part.
I’d feel comfortable with someone taking your pledge.
Also, there is no allegiance pledged directly to the flag in above version.
I don’t think it’s a big deal, but the pledge annoys me. It seems so insincere to say something in someone else’s words. Even if it means the exact same thing, I would rather say it in my own words.
Hey, if you said it in a large group, no one would hear you.
Very iconoclastic of you to remove God. I like it.
Iconoclastic, perhaps, but hardly new.
“Under God” was not part of the official U.S. Pledge of Allegiance until the 1950s.
Correct. It was not a good idea. For one thing, sticking something into the sentence between “one country” and “indivisible” messes it up. We tend not to notice this because we’re so used to it. For another, inserting religion into the pledge has been causing problems ever since.
I like it better than our current pledge.
It swears alligence to our country not our banner.
It reconizes our religous freedom.
I reconizes that liberty and justice are not a given, but a pursuit we all aspire to.
Sorry but I feel it needs refinement. (no insult intended) The diverse in hearts and minds could be parsed better.
Don’t look at me I aint Thomas Jefferson.
Pretty damned classy, Yumanite.
Er . . . do you mind if I use it also?
EvilGhandi wrote:
Such atrocious grammar! There ought to be a comma between “me” and “I”, and everybody knows that “ain’t” is spelled with an apostrophe! 
I always like using this pledge in the classrooms:
I pledge allegiance to the earth
and to the flora, fauna and human life that it supports.
One planet, indivisible, with equal rights,
and peace for all.
coosa, go right ahead if you like. It would be very flattering.
EvilGhandi, I agree, but I ain’t Thomas Jefferson neither, so it will have to stand as is for the time being.
ssambr, I feel that your pledge is a good idea. It would be nice to hear people pledge their allegiance to the earth occasionally – perhaps it would remind them of their connection and their duties to the whole world. However, I don’t think that eliminates the need to pledge allegiance to one’s country unless, of course, you don’t feel an allegiance to the country.
tracer, I know that the under God part was not original. However, if I were to say the regular pledge and conspicuously leave that out, I think it would draw undue attention to the absence.
“Hearts” is kinda corny. And “diverse” has taken on a connotation as a liberal code-word. Better perhaps to let the diversity speak for itself and jump straight to the "united part.
“Pursuit” is action-packed (and traditional), yet somehow martial. “Liberty” and “justice” are sufficiently vague that they can stand for many virtues, though both of them are elemental to “democracy,” which makes its addition redundant.
So how does one go about popularizing a standardized oath, anyway?