Looking back on it now, I realize that when I was in grade school and reciting the pledge every morning I had no idea what the words meant. I didn't know what a "republic" is, or what "indivisible" means. By the time I was old enough to comprehend the words, I was simply doing the pledge by rote. And why am I pledging allegiance to a flag? When I joined the military I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, not the flag.
Also, I can only imagine what people of African extraction were thinking when they recited "with liberty and justice for all" during the days of segregation. If I was around back then I think I would have added the words "white people" to the end of the pledge whenever I had to recite it.
Also, I can only imagine what people of African extraction were thinking when they recited "with liberty and justice for all" during the days of segregation. If I was around back then I think I would have added the words "white people" to the end of the pledge whenever I had to recite it.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
