Should "under God" be in the Pledge of Allegiance?
Megan ~ PHAET
2010/04/13 21:57:39
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Eric ~ The Logician 2010/04/13 22:34:05
Regardless of your religion or political beliefs, that is our heritage and it should be celebrated.
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"Regardless of your religion or political beliefs, that is our heritage and it should be celebrated."
Yes, but that is a far cry from it being placed in a country's pledge - especially a secular country with freedom of/from religion.
Edited to add this poem:Mary had a little lamb
His fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school each day,
T'wasn't even in the rule.
It made the children laugh and play,
To have a Lamb at school.
And then the rules all changed one day,
illegal it became;
To bring the Lamb of God to school,
Or even speak His Name.
Every day got worse and worse,
And days turned into years.
Instead of hearing children laugh,
We heard gun shots and tears.
What must we do to stop the crime,
That's in our schools today?
Let's let the Lamb come back to school,
And teach our kids to pray!
but only for christians, as the rest of your post can tell ?
Would really like to know what "others religions" had done that destroy one of your right
And you can't say "freedom and religion" and on the other side telling it's only for christians.
Like saying "I'm not racist but I don't want black in my bus"
It's not atheism. Pledge of allegiance is something public, and by the state. The state need to be neutral, because it needs that to be just
Even if you white house doesn't officially celebrate christmas, you still have the right to do so.
Religion is something individual, society has to be neutral to be just with everyone. No group is more important than the other.
Plus, atheist, not the extremists ones, doesn't care about what is celebrate. But there's extremist, like in every religion
A christian group trying to destroy a marilyn manson show is not different than atheist who want private parties being called "winter thingy"
Public stuff = neutral
Private = Do what you believe
;)
Rule by the majority with protection of rights of the minority.
I have an idea. We can give all the religions a special day of the week for saying the Pledge.
Mondays are Convivial Christian Day and everyone must say "under God".
Tuesdays are Joyous Jew Day and everyone must say "under God, but not Jesus".
Wednesdays are Merry Muslim Day and everyone must say "under Allah".
Thursdays are Bright Buddha Day and everyone must say "under everybody".
Fridays are Animated Atheist Day and everyone must say "under no spell or trance".
How's that sound?
Thomas Jefferson:
"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their "legislature" should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."
Article Six of the U.S. Constitution:
"...but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
Moreover, the first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise th...
Thomas Jefferson:
"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their "legislature" should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."
Article Six of the U.S. Constitution:
"...but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
Moreover, the first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" The two parts, known as the "establishment clause" and the "free exercise clause" respectively, form the textual basis for the Supreme Court's interpretations of the "separation of church and state" doctrine.
The only law that exists is that there will be NO SINGLE established "National Religion" of the United States. This includes Atheism. Since 92% of the citizens of this nation believe in SOME God, I see removing it from the pledge as bucking the majority.
We are guaranteed "freedom OF religion", not "freedom FROM religion".
Leave it alone.A person can omit God,if they want to.I will leave God in.I know I'll get flack for this but I don't care.I calls them as I sees them!!!!!!
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Only for 54 years of our history, 62 years before that, we didn't have it in our pledge.
The only reason was spiritual grandstanding against the Soviets pushed in part by a religious organization. That alone, IMO, makes me think that it shouldn't remain.