I pledge allegiance to the earth?

I pledge allegiance to the (record scratch) earth?  What?  I heard about this on a news channel.  I wasn't actually watching it, I was in the kitchen cooking dinner and Chip had the tv on the news and I heard someone talking about that and I didn't know what they were talking about.  All I heard was that they (whoever "they" are) are changing the pledge of allegiance from the flag to the earth and taking god out.  Well, isn't the belief that God created the earth?

This is a direct quote from the UUA.org who is a religious organization:

Vern Barnet

I pledge allegiance to the earth on which I stand,

I pledge allegiance to the earth on which I stand,
and to the environment of which I am a part,
one planet in a Process, with soil, water and air like one body,
indivisible, with resources to be cherished and protected by all.

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Just to be clear, this is not new.  This is from April 16th 2008.  So why they are just now bringing it up is beyond me.  Personally I think this was meant for Earth day and not to change the pledge of allegiance for Americans.

First of all the word God is missing so I don't think the religious people would be too keen on taking God out.  2nd of all it doesn't mention the flag of the United States of America which is what the pledge of allegiance is all about so this must be specifically about Earth Day.

As an American, I don't want to see the pledge of allegiance changed.  I don't care whether the word god is in it or not, that doesn't bug me.  I think that whoever was talking about it on tv was just talking about it just to have something to talk about just as I talk about stuff just to have a reason to blog lol.