Delphi2

Will it make any diffrence to choose not to say "under God" in Citizenship oath?


From this time forward, under God*,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose Democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect,
and whose laws I will uphold and obey.

Wendy

They now have a religous oath and a non religous oath.

Delphi2

Does that mean as a Religous I have to choose the religous oath?
or its still optional?! and will not affect my application

Wendy

It probably means that if it conflicts with your religion then you can take the non-religious oath. No it will not affect your application.

I'll try to find the link again so you can see for yourself

JAJ

Optional. You can choose whichever you like, you don't have to give a reason and it will not affect your application.

Make up your mind before you have your citizenship interview as you'll be asked which is your preference.

Loopy

You say the oath (under God) or the affirmation (without), doesn't matter which you choose, personal preference. At our Citizenship ceremony all the oaths were first (about 80%) and the affirmations came after (us).

Scossie

"God" and "religion" are 2 completely separate things!

Personally, I believe in God, but choose not to affiliate myself with any religion whatsoever.

IMO, religion has always caused more harm than good.
More wars have been fought in the name of religion than for any other reason!

I said, "Under God" at my Oz Citizenship ceremony, but it wasn't for religious reasons. It was for my own personal reasons.

ABCDiamond

Actual wordings for the Pledges of Commitment:

Form of Pledge No. 1
From this time forward, under God, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.

Optional Form of Pledge No. 2
From this time forward, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.

This Pledge came into effect in January 1994

Vash the Stampede

And the "under God" bit is simply equivalent to the original form of "By Almighty God."

It's not like the Yanks' "One nation under God" malarky.

lynnbrooks

That is one of the best and most simplest ways of explaining the difference and i am totally with you on it.
I bet God breaks his heart at seeing what his name goes next to
Cheers Scossie,a pearl of wisdom i won't forget
Lynn ,karma 2u