"You shall have no other gods before me."
My name is Abraham Hamilton III, and this is the Hamilton Minute.
In 1954 Americans lived in constant threat of nuclear attack from the USSR. When America's children practiced duck-and-cover in classrooms across the country, President Eisenhower realized that our pledge had no distinction from any other republic.
After hearing a sermon on February 7th of that year, President Eisenhower signed a law adding the words "Under God" to our pledge. The president recognized the true source of unity, of indivisibility, is unwavering submission to the God of the Bible.
As we go about our day, let us remember the only true source of national unity is submission to almighty God.
