-Caveat Lector- Isn't one of those American freedoms, the freedom not to have others impose their belief systems on you? Isn't it possible to love America, and be a non-theist at the same time? The only message I see the pledge in its current form sending to the likes of Osama bin Laden is we are just as religiously fanatical (and thus as hard to reason with) as he and his.
on 7/2/02 9:42 PM, William Bacon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Their goal is to get 4,000,000 Americans to digitally sign the Pledge of > Allegiance online, one thousand for every man, woman and child killed by > terrorists on September 11, 2001. These online signatures will then be > displayed at Ground Zero in New York on the one-year anniversary of 9-11 this > year. This is one way we can show support for our country and its freedoms. > By standing united, we are not only honoring the victims but also sending a > strong message to the likes of Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and Yassar > Arafat. -- "He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
