Response to the "Under God" in The Pledge

I wrote this as a comment on another blog that was saying that the court ruling is a terrible thing. The blog I commented on is called "Blogtending" and you can find the post here.

First… There is not a risk to morals, or to patriotism here.
The Constitution says the government cannot attempt to establish religion… for the specific reason that most countries prior to ours (and a good many after, like Iran) tried to do so. The rifts that this caused led to revolutions, claims of murderous plots leading to imprisonment and hangings after each change of government.
And in England (the primary example of concern to the framers) this was all AMONG Christian religious sects.
The Pledge of Allegience is a tool of indoctrination (actually originally written by a left-wing zealot, BTW) for children to our country, it’s form of government, and to God. If that isn’t “Establishment of Religion” in any sane mind, I don’t know what is.
Look: Religion is bigger than ever (though morality certainly isn’t) and Religion is not threatened… but some religions, and everyone’s choice to practice it as they choose, will be threatened if Establishment becomes the norm… As it happens, the Pledge has done little in either direction. But the conservative movement keeps pushing for it. Be careful what you wish for… chances are your particular interpretations would be threatened by a government-endorsed religion as well as mine.
Conservatives always complain about the “nanny state”. Well, what’s more of a nanny state than a state that enforces you say your prayers?