| "one nation under..." |
[Mar. 24th, 2004|09:11 pm] |
The Pledge of Allegiance was written 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister who also embraced many socialist ideas. In fact, his brother was a well-known author of books with socialist themes.
He wrote the pledge for the Columbus Day celebration marking the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. On that day, several million children recited the pledge in its original form. "I pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." It was a secular pledge that emphasized the liberty and the American union.
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So, the pledge was written by a Baptist preacher and didn't include the phrase "under God" in its original form. If a Baptist preacher way back then was intelligent enough to recognize that whole separation of church and state is a good thing, why can't the clowns in power now realize this? It wasn't until the 1950's when "under God" was added to to the pledge. Does this mean that for 175 years the nation was close to collapse? I think not.
Crime increased after "under God" was added to the pledge.
The national debt has increased to horrendous levels after "under God" was added to the pledge.
Corporate corruption became widespread after "under God" was added to the pledge.
I'm not saying that "under God" everywhere causes corruption. I'm saying it does nothing to help christianity. A religion that must fall on the state for reinforcement is on its last legs. Unfortunately, I fear it won't fall quietly.
An even bigger question is why children are indoctrinated to pledge allegiance to a flag. A flag! Not the constitution, not freedom, but a friggin' flag! One should be reminded that flags are a military thing. They're used to identify friend or foe in battle. Anyone pledging allegiance to the flag is pledging allegiance to a militant society.
Next, look at what else the original author was. He was a socialist. It's socialist indoctrination. That's why it was introduced in schools. If you can grab their hearts and minds when they're young, you'll have them for life, usually. |
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