Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
A socialist did not coin the term. The "One Nation under God" was added to the pledge later.
Quite correct. The pledge was added in 1954 following a lobbying effort by the Knights of Columbus (notably the Sir Knights of the 4th degree of our order). It is an acknowledgement of the divine, but purposefully phrased ecumenically so that no sect or faith would feel excluded.

Linkee

That phrase has been under more or less constant legal challenge since 1955.