The Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all."
O.K. a few questions:
1) With a clear reference to a theistic nation, isn't reciting this in the classroom a clear violation of the separation of church and state?
2) Why are we pledging our allegiance to an inanimate object before we even mention the country to which we are pledging our allegiance?
3) Doesn't the whole concept of a pledge seem anathema to a free society?
By the way, the "Under God" portion wasn't added until 1954. You know, because of the Commies.
1 Comments:
1.) Yes. It's not really proper.
2.) To be fair, there is the "..and to the Republic for which it stands..." part, but it IS strange to mention the flag first.
3.) Sort of. One of the reasons America is cool is that you can't, in theory, be legally punished for saying that you hate America. However, you must abide by the laws of the land, so perhaps the pledge could be interpreted in that sense.
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