i prefer to say, one nation, under elvis, indivisible... what is so wrong about "one nation, indivisible, with liberty..."? you know, the way it was BEFORE? isn't the whole premise of our little country that we are indivisible DESPITE or BECAUSE of the fact that we get to choose to worship whatever god we want? or none at all? what if i want to say, under goddesses? anybody offended there? and does it not seem a little odd that people are getting their panties in a wad over removing a phrase that has been part of the allegiance for less than half it's life? and what about the fact that they refused to put the word equality in, because a lot of people didn't particularly want equality for some? like women and blacks? i say bring on the change. worship your god in your home, at your church, in your car, on the street, whereever. but let me have the separation of church and state. i happen to really like that part of our country, as elusive and threatened as it is these days. wavin the flag, alison e. in slc np: wfuv's tower concert
--- Vince Lavieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will be the differing voice here. > > The phrase "under God" was not a part of the > original Pledge of > Allegiance, it was added in 1954 by an act of > Congress to inculcate, as > President Eisenhower said, American school children > with confession of > the Judeo-Christian God in the face of godless > Communisim. > > Thus the phrase "under God" was clearly a law passed > for religious > establishment, and thus clearly unconstitutional. > Why not "under Allah" > or "under Tiamat" (my favorite Mesapotamian god) or > "under Vishnu"? > > When the pledge is said in school, it is clearly > coercive on any chiuld > who does not wish to say the words "under God" and > that is just the way > it is. Be the chilsd who refuses toi say the pledge > with "under God" in > it - look at the adults as it is, falling all over > themselves to denouce > something that they have no understanding of because > there are tv sound > bites to make while they wrap themselves around > their pro-Godness in an > election year. > > > (the Rev) Vince Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
