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[*] posted on 2-2-2008 at 08:36 PM


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... Now if I could just pledge allegience to our flag without having to acknowledge the soverienty of someone else's god, proving the actual existance of the first ammendment to our constitution, we'd be on our way back toward national pride, and the moral "high ground".


Perry, have you ever considered that the phrase 'One nation under God' in our pledge and 'In God We Trust' on our money conveys the wishes of our nation's founders that the government will never become supreme overall here, as it has in so many countries that has inslaved its people through force or financial sacrifice. That it does not have anything to do with religion or a religious belief, because that is guaranteed in the constitution. Think of it as a way of saying this nation will never be the slave of any person... (king, dictator, etc.) because it is the only country placed under 'God'... which can be anything non-human to anybody?



When I was growing up the words "Under God" were NOT in the pledge. They were added in the late 40's or early 50's so it's a rather late change to the pledge considering when it originated.




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[*] posted on 2-2-2008 at 10:20 PM


" It was only after a "full court press" on Congress by a very powerful international organization that the unconstitutional act took place. What organzation? The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Roman Catholic fraternal organization."

Happened in 1954.

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[*] posted on 2-3-2008 at 12:04 AM


DK's pic shows the flag, and off to the right the black eagle I used to look forward to seeing. That odd sculpture used to be visible for miles as you drove south, a familiar landmark. Too bad it's now lost amid the treetops.



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