The original US Pledge of Allegiance was written by a registered socialist, and it was amended by Joseph McCarthy n' friends.
2007-05-27 09:46:30 · 18 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
my beloved squirrel.. my son experienced this in the public school system several years ago. He decided to invoke his right NOT to say the pledge and was publicly harassed by teachers who demanded to know his religious beliefs in front of other students, who tried to force him to say it, etc...I went to the principal the next day who begged me not to go to the ACLU and the media, as he knew what the idiots had done warranted a lawsuit. The two teachers happened to be fundie xians. I had to EDUCATE them on WV. versus Barnett. Believe me, they ARE obsessed with it. For me, this was the straw that broke the camel's back and why I have homeschooled my children. Two of them are in college, and a third will start in the fall, with two more to go.
2007-05-27 09:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Kallan 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
On September 8, 1892 a Boston-based youth magazine "The Youth's Companion" published a 22-word recitation for school children to use during planned activities the following month to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. Under the title "The Pledge to the Flag", the composition was the earliest version of what we now know as the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
2007-05-27 09:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by kazmania_13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirrel, you are twisting things to your advantage..bad squirrel, this is just what you accuse Christians of doing.
Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).
Francis Bellamy in his sermons and lectures and Edward Bellamy in his novels and articles described in detail how the middle class could create a planned economy with political, social and economic equality for all. The government would run a peace time economy similar to our present military industrial complex.
In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer.
The Ol' Hippie Jesus Freak
Grace, Peace and Love in Christ
Peg
2007-05-27 09:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Capitalism in its purest form does not exist in the world. The United States is not a capitalist country although some people still believe otherwise. We actually live in what is called a "mixed economy." We incorporate elements of socialism and capitalism into our modern business practices. While it is true that the pledge of allegiance was written by a socialist, the pledge itself does not endorse socialism by any means.
2007-05-27 10:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is patriotism or belief in God so uniquely Christian that the Pledge of Allegiance now represents evil in your eyes?
I hear that the song "Amazing Grace" started out as a British drinking song and was later completely reworded to become the hymn we have now...does it really make that big a difference? I honestly don't know or care who wrote the Pledge, it's still taking the 30 seconds of your day to acknowledge the great country you live in and otherwise take for granted.
In the military we stop and acknowledge the raising and lowering of the flage every single day, and while some may be inclined to head indoors to avoid having to salute throughout the National Anthem or Taps...some of us are more than willing to admit we owe our freedom to those brave enough to stand up for what our flag represents. I have absolutely no qualms about saluting MY flag, and I am happy to stand and pledge my allegiance.
If it makes you that uncomfortable, feel free to leave. No American has a gun to your head. No one has one to mine either, but I don't gripe about the choice I made.
2007-05-27 10:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a conservative theist, and I never allowed my sons to cite the pledge of allegiance while they were in school, no matter who wrote what in it. As it has been said, patriotism (like all other "isms"-my words) is the last refuge of scoundrels.
2007-05-27 09:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. Just motive the Supreme Court proclaims anything Constitutional, that does not make it proper. After all, the Supreme Court had at one time declared Separate, however Equal to be Constitutional. And, as Justice Roberts pointedly wrote, the determination used to be entirely approximately the Constitutionality of ObamaCare, no longer whether or not it used to be a well suggestion or no longer. Bad suggestions will have to constantly be gotten rid of, Constitutional or no longer.
2016-09-05 13:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a minute there, I thought you were saying that they were obsessed with having US kids. I was wondering what other kind of kids would they have?
Is it really that big a deal to you that they have to say the Pledge of Allegiance?
2007-05-27 09:50:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kids ought to have the right to say or not say the pledge. It's their right as citizens of the US to choose.
I think it's ironic that the US pledge was written by a socialist. :-)
2007-05-27 09:55:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It actually qualifies as propaganda!!
The buzz going around the world is that the introduction to fairy stories has been shortened from "once upon a time" to "only in America"!!!!
2007-05-27 09:51:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋