The Pledge of Allegiance...

[woodychitwn]

Comments

[allhailkush]

Seconded!

[woodychitwn]

*wagz*

[rowandoll]

Let's go with the classic:

'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'

I like Bellamy's original. It implies the individual's ownership of the country. That this country, and the philosophy behind it belongs to its citizens.

The use of 'the' before 'flag' creates a separation, and a fetishization of the object that I have a problem with in addition to the whole 'god' part.

[woodychitwn]

I also have a deep respect for his original work, with his intent to keep it very short, very sweet... Although, I realyl do feel the time has come to add "equality" back into the pledge, as he had originally pondered.

[rowandoll]

liberte, equalite, fraternite. :)

[woodychitwn]

I think that the concept of fraternity, while noble, is a somewhat antiquated notion and one which would make the pledge feel dated.

[masterofraviel]

FUCKING THIRD THAT RETORT.

[woodychitwn]

Haha!

[kanickb]

I am in total agreement with you. Despite me being a Christian, I feel that including any sort of religious figure (deity or otherwise) into the Pledge of Allegiance is too biased.

[woodychitwn]

Considering that it was written by a Baptist Minister... Who felt that he didn't want his politics interfering with his religion... I don't see why anyone of any religion could have a problem with changing it back.

[woodychitwn]

I know it was in there... but I never spoke the "Under God" line in school... And after 12 years of reciting it every day, I usually have to look it up to find out where god is in the pledge, 'cause I can never remember on my own.