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Jun. 26th, 2002
I take my oaths seriously
Jun. 26th, 2002 11:58 pmI 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.
Why is saying this a problem for some people? Because they take this pledge seriously. Because they believe very strongly in our country, and want to say the Pledge, but also have a problem with the attitude that they must believe in god in order to be a good citizen.
That's the part that most people don't seem to grasp. The attitude that they must believe in god in order to be a good citizen.
I don't know why people with strong convictions are told to not worry about those little words, while we are to believe that other people with strong convictions should be allowed to express theirs. How do we resolve this conflict? Take out the part that conflicts with the Constitution, I'd say. One of the principles that this country was founded on the is that one should not be bound by religion. Leave the statement in a form that *everyone* can pledge. Everyone can and should pledge his allegiance to his country. If he can't, he is one of those people who should leave it. I shouldn't be given the choice of "love it or leave it" just because I don't feel that God is a unifying entity in this nation.
That's another attitude that pisses me off. That people have their own view of what constitutes a good citizen, and anyone who doesn't fit that model is unpatriotic. That's why "under god" needs to be take out of the Pledge. Too many people are ostracized for not believing in god. People get along just fine until one day a kid is asked why he refuses to say a few little words, and then the whole town realizes that their neighbors are godless infidels.
And this all came about just to set us apart from the godless commies, back in the fifties.
Why is saying this a problem for some people? Because they take this pledge seriously. Because they believe very strongly in our country, and want to say the Pledge, but also have a problem with the attitude that they must believe in god in order to be a good citizen.
That's the part that most people don't seem to grasp. The attitude that they must believe in god in order to be a good citizen.
I don't know why people with strong convictions are told to not worry about those little words, while we are to believe that other people with strong convictions should be allowed to express theirs. How do we resolve this conflict? Take out the part that conflicts with the Constitution, I'd say. One of the principles that this country was founded on the is that one should not be bound by religion. Leave the statement in a form that *everyone* can pledge. Everyone can and should pledge his allegiance to his country. If he can't, he is one of those people who should leave it. I shouldn't be given the choice of "love it or leave it" just because I don't feel that God is a unifying entity in this nation.
That's another attitude that pisses me off. That people have their own view of what constitutes a good citizen, and anyone who doesn't fit that model is unpatriotic. That's why "under god" needs to be take out of the Pledge. Too many people are ostracized for not believing in god. People get along just fine until one day a kid is asked why he refuses to say a few little words, and then the whole town realizes that their neighbors are godless infidels.
And this all came about just to set us apart from the godless commies, back in the fifties.