My facts are correct.
From: Inyri Forge <inyri_lujayne@yahoo.com>
To: PSP-Snags@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, 22 May 2009 10:05 am
Subject: [PSP-Snags] Re: PLEDGE
| If you're going to give a history lesson, please get your facts straight and tell the whole story instead of just a tidbit to further your ideology. I don't mean that in a rude way, but if you're going to put something like that out there, do expect someone to challenge them. It was written by a man of God - Baptist Minister, Francis Bellamy - in honor of Columbus Day in 1892 and was intended for students to recite as a show of national solidarity and pride. So, no, the Pledge wasn't around for over 100 years without those words "one nation under God" as you claim. The original Pledge: "I Pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all." "the flag of the United States of America" was added to ensure immigrants who became legal US citizens understood that Old Glory was now their flag. During WW2, people found solace in the Pledge of Allegiance and already had begun to solidify the interwoven correlation between the Pledge and God since it was a time of great turmoil...and death. One of the most famous speeches in US history is the Gettysburg Address. I suppose, in some people's eyes, it was just plain wrong for Abraham Lincoln to declare "under God" in that speech. And that's just where "one nation under God" is derived. The problem with the word "God" in the Pledge and other similar "controversies" is that some people often relate it to only one God from one religion: Christianity. What the minority of people here in the US, and the majority around the world, fail to realize for whatever reason(perhaps it's beyond their comprehension or out of sheer ignorance) is that people fled Europe for the new country to escape religious persecution. People came here seeking a place where they could practice(or even not practice) whatever religion they wanted. That is the basis of how and why this country was born. "God" is intended to mean all Gods from all religions, not just one God. It's such a shame that people are so full of hatred and spite, as well as stupidity, that they refuse to acknowledge the literal intention and interpretation of the government's use of the word "God.". --- On Fri, 5/22/09, jring2333@aol.com <jring2333@aol.com> wrote:
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