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sonofabish

Interesting

Nov 29, 2009 18:41

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ron_newman November 30 2009, 02:48:50 UTC

I think Alisa should not have to say "God", especially since, among other things, she's Jewish

Not sure I'm seeing the logic here, since Jews also tend to believe in 'God'.

sonofabish November 30 2009, 02:54:47 UTC

Because the POA and by extension the underpinning philosophy of our nation is Christian, not Judaic, even though in many instances the faiths themselves are intertwined. It's why, for instance, Christmas is a federal holiday but not Passover.

ron_newman November 30 2009, 02:59:52 UTC

I agree that 'under God' should be taken out of the Pledge (especially as it wasn't originally in there), but it doesn't offend me as a Jew.

sonofabish November 30 2009, 03:06:37 UTC

I'm not saying it's offensive per se, but one of the questions is "under which God exactly is this nation to which she must pledge her allegiance?" I get a similarly queasy sensation when I've had to swear any sort of oath (like when I did jury duty last month) and have to recite the phrase "so help me God."- especially since I don't believe in any such being.

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