when, biblically speaking, they should be opposed to the pledge in any form?
Matt 5:34-37
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
2007-09-13 05:03:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Kaliko, a pledge is an oath. It is a promise. The verses I quoted clearly state that such things are to avoided. They are prideful. We are to do what we think is right and that is all.
"Let your answer be yea, yea or nay, nay."
2007-09-13 05:17:11 · update #1
Elaine, the Bible verse I quoted says that you should not take oaths. Pledge and oath are synonymous. Oaths are prideful and should be avoided.
2007-09-13 05:19:24 · update #2
A good, practical, biblical example of what I'm talking about is Peter's denial of the Lord. He made a pledge to stick with Jesus to the end, but it was only pride.
2007-09-13 05:20:50 · update #3
Also they want the Muslim coutries to become secularized at the same time they want to get more theocratically based.
2007-09-13 05:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amy, the reason the Constitution has nothing to do with a particular religion is for the exact reason that "Yo, Adrian" is talking about. They wanted to make America a free nation, religiously and otherwise, not forcing Christianity on anyone. But this country was founded on Christian principles, the founding fathers were anything but pagans. One of the main sources from which our government was founded is from Hebrew prophets. We have a strong Judeo-Christian background.
By pledging allegiance I am making a promise to stand up for, defend, and honor the country that God has allowed me to live in. By saying "under God" I am recognizing His authority over this country and her government.
2007-09-13 09:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The original pledge did not have those two words in it---they were added early in the Cold War, to distinguish the US from atheistic communists. It's a bit of an anachronism now.
2007-09-13 05:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elaine30705 I think you need to go back to history class. This country was not founded on God. The founding fathers were pretty much Pagan. They made sure that it was made clear that the Constitution had nothing to do with any particular religion and Thomas Jefferson himself was hellbent on pushing the separation of church and state.
2007-09-13 05:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pledge:
A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
swear:
To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.
2007-09-13 05:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do.
It matters not if the words are there, or not. The whole agenda of schooling ones children in the 'public' school system is to synchronize their thoughts so that critical thinking is quelled. The god which they do this under is certainly not the God of Abraham.
2007-09-13 05:11:41 · answer #6 · answered by Notfooled 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politicians have been using religion to support nationalism and the status quo for millenia. Every king from ancient times had a religious leader to appear on the balcony with him and tell his followers that he was God's choice to lead their nation and to oppose the king was to oppose God. Every leader waging war convinced himself and his followers that he was doing God's will and God was on their side.
In fact from the leaders' point of view, this is one of the main purposes of religion!
2007-09-13 05:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By "pledging allegience", I am promising to defend, support, and not be a traitor to my country. I don't worship/bow down to the USA, or any of our country's leaders. What do you believe...why would you imply pledging allegience is the same as worshipping?
2007-09-13 06:03:04 · answer #8 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It say,s;[ one nation under God we stand, why would we object
America was founded on the belief of God and I for one say
LET IT STAND.
2007-09-13 05:11:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're too interested in making sure they force their God on everyone to realize that they shouldn't be doing it at all.
2007-09-13 05:08:18 · answer #10 · answered by Cap'n Zeemboo 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋