11th March 2003, 7:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 11th March 2003, 7:18 PM by Sacred Jellybean.)
I don't see why the resistance is so strong to take "under God" out the constitution to render it more religiously-tolerant. Okay, maybe it is a very insignificant issue; I was rather annoyed to first hear about it as well.
However, what's the point of leaving it in there anyway, other than "Well, that's a dumb issue and we have more to worry about, and besides, it's tradition"? IMO, that doesn't outweigh the pros of omitting it. Something as standard as the Pledge of Allegiance should be tolerant to begin with, no? I mean, keeping "under God" in there, when you get right down to it, is almost just as bad as posting the 10 commandments in school. Hey, both ideas intend to "keep order", right? How many people do you really think adhere to "under God" when considering whether or not they should be bad?
And I'm not saying that anyone should be chastised for saying "Under God" during the pledge, should this be passed for the other 49 states. That's silly, also. People should reserve that right just like they now reserve the right to remain silent when "Under God" is spoken. However, why is it such a horrible idea to make the ORIGINAL allegiance less offensive? Especially if those two words were added to the original to begin with, sheesh...
However, what's the point of leaving it in there anyway, other than "Well, that's a dumb issue and we have more to worry about, and besides, it's tradition"? IMO, that doesn't outweigh the pros of omitting it. Something as standard as the Pledge of Allegiance should be tolerant to begin with, no? I mean, keeping "under God" in there, when you get right down to it, is almost just as bad as posting the 10 commandments in school. Hey, both ideas intend to "keep order", right? How many people do you really think adhere to "under God" when considering whether or not they should be bad?
And I'm not saying that anyone should be chastised for saying "Under God" during the pledge, should this be passed for the other 49 states. That's silly, also. People should reserve that right just like they now reserve the right to remain silent when "Under God" is spoken. However, why is it such a horrible idea to make the ORIGINAL allegiance less offensive? Especially if those two words were added to the original to begin with, sheesh...