The Pledge of Allegiance

This time I am in argument with my mother over "under god" being in the pledge and how we are disrespectful to our country for not saying it. I am going insane with people confusing patriotism with or pledge that was altered in 1954 and violates our first amendment. I am very much in agreement with the rest of our allegiance; just not the "god" part. Any other rants out there?

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 14, 2011 at 12:29am
Right you are, Jerry.
Permalink Reply by Grinning Cat on September 14, 2011 at 12:37am

Do they need a dominant/submissive relationship?

I remember, as a young kid leaving a service, thinking how we gave God the sorts of allowances we'd never tolerate from a human leader, and not being sure that was right.

Then again, domination and submission are supposed to be basic behaviors from the "reptile brain".

Permalink Reply by Tom M. on September 14, 2011 at 9:53am
Tom - that is a great insight.  Isn't it interesting too that before the words were "indivisible" and since all we have done is divide based on ethnicity and religion?  Almost 60 years of dividing people on based on superficial qualities.  Oh how proud should I be of our human race?
Permalink Reply by roland707 on September 13, 2011 at 9:22am

People think since they've heard it that way their whole life, it must have been there from the beginning. They have no clue about the history of it. I just wish everybody understood that this nation was legally formed by a bunch of atheists and deists. Payne, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington. One of their core principals was to not allow the government to blackmail the people with religion. Frackin drives me nuts that people think they were like puritans. Ugh.

You may already be aware of this, but it is useful ammo:  The Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11

Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on September 13, 2011 at 6:50pm
Not aware of that treaty but will look it up. You are right- they think it' s been there since whenever way back when it was formed. We are disrespecting those who chose to leave it out.
Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on September 13, 2011 at 6:52pm
You were a little heathen boy from the start. ;)
Permalink Reply by annet on September 13, 2011 at 7:06pm
Porky knows how it was.
Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on September 14, 2011 at 7:14pm
If Porky says it this way, then it should be this way!
Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on September 17, 2011 at 9:16am
Watching this as a kid, I never even noticed the absence of "under God", nor the fact that the flag only has 48 stars (as Alaska and Hawaii weren't yet states). 
Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on September 13, 2011 at 11:34pm

One nation, yes. And divisible by religion.

 

Permalink Reply by booklover on September 14, 2011 at 9:30am
That is too true Tom.  Sad, but true.
Permalink Reply by mistercliff on September 14, 2011 at 4:37am
It disrespects our country to have those damn words in there.

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