ABSOLUTELY!!!!! How about One nation, under the Dali....or under azure skies?
Love and Peace...Sharon Alison E wrote: > > 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
