The Pledge of Allegiance
Considering all the things that are going on in this country today, do we really need to be fighting over the Pledge of Allegiance? Come on now Mr. Newdow; get a clue! There are hurricanes, wars, high gas prices terrorism and a plethora of other things to worry about in the United States that are much more important than two words!
THE PLEDGE: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I seem to remember that we have been down this road before and Michael Newdow dragged his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case was dismissed because he did not have legal custody of his daughter on whose behalf he had sued.
Here's a solution, how about if we continue to say the Pledge of Allegiance in our schools but when we get to the phrase, "one nation under God", if someone objects to saying that then they may remain silent during that sentence! That way everyone wins, we still get to pledge and we respect the right of the students who don’t believe in God.In these troubled times this country needs to pull together not squabble over the little things.
Personally, I am a Christian and a Veteran and I take offense to people who dishonor our country by not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.I hope to see many comments on this post.
(I am combining all of my blogs into one, so you may have seen this posted before on http://marinarofamily.blogspot.com .)
1 comment:
Respectfully, What if we change the words to "under Alah"? Would that be ok? Probably not. My point is, those words "under God" are as unsatisfying and excluding to me. Whether the founders of this country were Christians or not is irrelevant, they understood that religion should not be state sponsored. "Under God" should have never been added to the pledge. What is wrong with undoing the mistake?
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