I agree.
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What I donāt understand is why for so many people this is simply too much to ask. Iām fine with anyone believing what they want, but for some reason the suggestion that I shouldnāt have to participate in or listen to their prayers, especially at government functions, is taken by many to mean that Iām the oppressor.
Then again these are usually people who are surprised to learn that the use of a Bible when taking the Oath of Office is not required, and theyāre even disturbed to learn that John Quincy Adams swore on a book of law. They typically call themselves defenders of the United States, but are extraordinarily ignorant of its laws and history.
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The mayor in that video clearly, and incorrectly, calls out the appropriately behaving citizen as somehow offensive to the memory of men and women who died to create and preserve Americaās special brand of freedom. He then immediately walks all over the freedom they died for by asking a representative of our government to remove a peaceful attendee from a community meeting.
We never have to pledge allegiance to a symbol, religious or government. Using the dead bodies of people who defended that right as an excuse to take it away is gross.
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The pledge itself did not have under God, Americans once understood the separation of church and state, we should not be having this conversation.
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On a somewhat related note, it bothers me that many baseball teams now expect people to stand and sing āGod Bless Americaā during the 7th inning stretch instead of āTake Me Out to the Ballgameā. I was at a game this weekend and people were giving dirty looks because I used that moment as an opportunity to hit the restroom.
Could be worse. Trying being British. God Save the Queen? The bloody national anthem is a prayer to an anachronistic insult to democracy. And the monarch is the head of the state religionā¦
Which is probably why we donāt sing it all the time (well, that and the fact that itās also an awful dirge).
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Well, at least yours has some history behind it. Your Anthem is British. Our anthem is a British tavern shanty.another awful dirge. No offense to the country who gave us the enlightened ideas of the democratic revolution, but our Country gave birth to John Phillip Sousa. More than a few of his American songs would be a perfect Anthem, We still have a tavern shanty written in another country. I would prefer Woody Guthrie.
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Try covertly substituting the Sex Pistols version wherever possible. Substantial improvement.
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