I think GH's point about society's basis for ethical behavior is irrelevant in a debate about a government sponsored/state public school instituting a policy of pledge reciting that contains a religious reference.
If you guys are really going to argue that "under God” doesn’t mean/infer God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost then you missed your calling as a lawyer representing our last POTUS. Your appreciation and fondness for the nuances and ambiguity that exists in our language is far more developed than mine...and I view that tactic as simply avoiding the real issue.
“ I did not have sexual relations with that woman” … well, I didn’t consider it a relationship, and I didn’t cause her reciprocal pleasure so I feel I did not lie….yadda yadda yadda…”
You guys are arguing the same way as slick willie used to...