I wonder if some people are going to try and take away our traditional Holidays? Since they want to take God out of the pledge alliance. Do you think they will go as far as getting rid-of the 4th of July holiday as well?

by blissful Posted 2012/07/04 03:25:47

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dustin.oubre 2012/07/04 03:53:57

None of the above

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You do know the word god was not in the original pledge of allegiance, right? It was put in in 1954, years after it's original creation. Taking it out of the pledge is really not that big a deal, either, since the founding fathers were not Christian, but deists.

Now, as for the holiday stuff, Independence Day is not a religious holiday, so there's no reason to equate it to one. And some of the holidays aren't even celebrated strictly by religious people anymore. They've become watered down to being consumerist holidays. Sorry, but it is the truth. Easter and Christmas are no longer strictly Christian holidays. Halloween has been changed from its original celebration. Those are really the only ones celebrated by everyone, be they a religious person or not.
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KrSpo 2012/07/04 08:59:39

None of the above

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God was not originally in the Pledge, McCarthy had it voted in during the Red Scare in the 1950's. I say bring back the original. As far as traditional holidays, which ones are 'they' attempting to take away? Seeing as Christianity has already borrowed all of these Holidays from Pagans, I do not know how pervasive your argument will be though. The 4th of July is a secular Holiday, not one based on religious beliefs.

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Scatter... to KrSpo 2012/07/04 21:24:10

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Yes please.
Thank you for posting an intelligent comment.

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blissful to Scatter... 2012/07/04 21:37:00

What!!

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KrSpo to Scatter... 2012/07/05 13:31:35

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:D hope you had a good day yesterday, and an even better one today.

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blissful to KrSpo 2012/07/05 22:14:59

I thought you were talking to me for minute there! Maybe you should email this person so I won't be so confused!..

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KrSpo to blissful 2012/07/06 03:32:38

:)

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blissful to KrSpo 2012/07/06 04:23:03

You all are having an conversation on my page! that is rude!..

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KrSpo to blissful 2012/07/06 04:25:52

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no, sorry, the conversation is on your poll, and it was on topic.

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blissful to KrSpo 2012/07/06 04:40:51

So! That's the whole point! I don't want you guys to have a conversation on my poll, cause when you do it shows-up on my happenings everytime and it is annoying!

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KrSpo to blissful 2012/07/06 13:27:38

Wow, cool, ok. I will guarantee you that I will not answer a single poll again from you so that I will not muck you your happening. You sort of miss the point of this don;t you?

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blissful to KrSpo 2012/07/06 02:32:17

You all need to stop conversating with each-other on my question!!! Every time you do that it shows on my happenings and I open it and it's the 2 of you talkin to each-other!! How rude!!!..

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KrSpo to blissful 2012/07/06 03:33:00

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All I said was have a good day. Sorry.

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Scatter... to KrSpo 2012/07/09 02:40:53

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Every day is a joy b/c I'm alive on this really cool planet.

I hope you had an amazing fourth and continue to enjoy this beautiful summer!

Peace!

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Dave0626 2012/07/04 04:34:56

No.

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Nah...Atheists just wanna eliminate God from all existence. Hmmm...Supreme Being vs puny mortal....Good luck with that.

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blissful to Dave0626 2012/07/04 05:04:54

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Wow!

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KrSpo to Dave0626 2012/07/05 13:32:40

Seeing that 'god' doesn't exist in the first place, your comment is moot.

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Dave0626 to KrSpo 2012/07/05 18:04:53

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KrSpo to Dave0626 2012/07/05 18:20:26

See, here's a little wrench in your argument. First, I am not an Atheist. Second, when I see an Atheist, I therefore have fact that they do exist. idiot.

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blissful to Dave0626 2012/07/05 22:16:07

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SH email would be nice! I thought you were referring to me there for a minute..

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Dave0626 to blissful 2012/07/06 01:21:54

Sorry, blissful...not sure how SH email works...is it private?...Anyhow, that was just for the 'Buddist' - KrSpo...lol.

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dustin.oubre 2012/07/04 03:53:57

None of the above

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You do know the word god was not in the original pledge of allegiance, right? It was put in in 1954, years after it's original creation. Taking it out of the pledge is really not that big a deal, either, since the founding fathers were not Christian, but deists.

Now, as for the holiday stuff, Independence Day is not a religious holiday, so there's no reason to equate it to one. And some of the holidays aren't even celebrated strictly by religious people anymore. They've become watered down to being consumerist holidays. Sorry, but it is the truth. Easter and Christmas are no longer strictly Christian holidays. Halloween has been changed from its original celebration. Those are really the only ones celebrated by everyone, be they a religious person or not.

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Scatter... to dustin.... 2012/07/04 21:25:05

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I'm guessing no, the knowledge that God was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance in the 50s has fallen by the wayside.

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Scott 2012/07/04 03:37:58

No.

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You really wonder about this?

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blissful to Scott 2012/07/04 04:20:26

Yep..

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Kat 2012/07/04 03:36:35

Yes.

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Think back on the last major holidays, they were played down since the current administration got in. Christmas was very quiet, few ads not the usual BS, Mother and Fathers day every other year come buy our stuff, last 3 years I find out about it being imminent on the local news, same with Easter every other year buy our eggs, buy our clothes, buy, buy, buy last 3 years, local news. They're already under assault, quietly. Fourth of July is fun because they get to play with pyrotechnics, they'll just make out like it's celebrating something else instead of God shed his Grace on thee.

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blissful to Kat 2012/07/04 04:23:17

So you think that it's all alot of crap?!..

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Kat to blissful 2012/07/04 11:39:19 (edited)

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I think they are already playing down holidays to get rid of them. The non-Christian religious holidays and foreign ones are getting more attention than the traditional U.S. holidays. Ramadan gets as much media as our holidays now. Official U.S. Holidays are really little more than store sale events.

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blissful to Kat 2012/07/04 18:44:28

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This a sad thing to hear..

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KrSpo to Kat 2012/07/05 13:36:55

So basically what you are saying is the 'reason' for the season is for more TV ads? Mother and Father's Day are not religious Holidays. LOL. Okie Dokie..

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Kat to KrSpo 2012/07/05 13:40:30

I said they are making holidays into commercial ventures and no more.
I didn't say Mother's and Father's day were religious holidays.

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KrSpo to Kat 2012/07/05 13:44:07

You said few ads. Hence my reply. and the statement by you was non-Christian Religous Holidays.

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Dan 2012/07/04 03:33:48

None of the above

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Many who want to "fundamentaly change" our country will not "get rid" of things like independence day, just try to change them "fundamentaly".

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blissful to Dan 2012/07/04 05:05:56

What do you mean by fundamentally?..

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Dan to blissful 2012/07/04 13:46:27

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The foundation of our country. The basic rights that establish god given rights over government and give us freedom.

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blissful to Dan 2012/07/04 18:45:20

Well this is a scary thought!..

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Dan to blissful 2012/07/04 19:10:00

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I know, sounds radical. Don't worry I'm not wearing a tin foil hat. But they are out there:)

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blissful to Dan 2012/07/04 20:00:25 (edited)

Well we had-better get a spy-drone with infa-red and get busy!... Lol!-lol!

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Dan to blissful 2012/07/05 00:51:40

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The Iranians took it! ;D

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blissful to Dan 2012/07/05 02:47:26

What! How did they end-up with it? Well I guess we'd better change it from red to green. Lol! What's going-on?

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Dan to blissful 2012/07/05 23:49:04

That is a good question. Maybe we just didn't need it anymore.

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