One Nation Under God and the Separation of Church and State

I understand that there are people in this country that do not believe in God. I understand also that there are those who do believe in God but do not want to serve Him, worship Him, or acknowlege Him. There have been people that want to take the phrase "Under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance. Those that support the argument take the stance that they don't believe in God and should not therefore have to put themselves under something they do not believe in. I, however, do believe in God and will not pledge Allegiance to any country that places itself above God. So we have now argued ourselves into a pickle barrell. Let's look at the primary argument for removing "Under God" from the Pledge: Separation of Church and State. 1) The phrase "Separation of Church and State" is not in the Constitution. This fact is an often mistaken one. The only time the word "religion" is found in the Constitution is in the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. " 2) Why should Congress make now law represecting an establishment of religion? Well, that's a darn good point. I contend that it is because no one should have religion forced upon them. And this (at least as I understand it) is the one argument that I understand and grant at least some credence to for removing the phrase "under God" from the pledge. I do not want someone to pledge to God who does not want to, and I beleive that God doesn't want that either. 3) What brought about "Separation of Church and State" anyway? Back before the reformation and during the times of Martin Luther, it was not uncommon for heads of state to also be heads of the church in that area. This led to the corruption of power in both political and religious circles. So a separation of church from the state was meant not to prevent corruption of state by the church, but to prevent corruption of the church by the state. I doubt little that I have resolved any of the arguments here. For those who fight to remove "under God" from the pledge, to you I say that I wish you well and if you want, you can hold your breath during those two words. I, however, will gladly pledge my allegience to one nation under God.