can you say a pledge of allegioon ?
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Its the Pledge of Allegiance\n\nI pledge allegiance\nto the flag\nof the United States of America\nand to the country\nfor which it stands\none nation\nunder God\nwith liberty\nand justice for all\n\nI think the last time I said that was 25 years ago!
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One with "under God":\nI pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to The Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.\n\nOne without "under God":\nI pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to The Republic for which it stands, one Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Yes, because many great Americans have sacraficed personal freedom and thier brave lives for these devine principles, the good that we stand for.I still get tears  when I hear this pledge.
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Give me a passion for souls, dear Lord,\nA passion to save the lost;\nO that Thy love were by all adored,\nAnd welcomed at any cost.\n\n(Refrain)\nJesus, I long, I long to be winning\nMen who are lost, and constantly sinning;\nO may this hour be one of beginning\nThe story of pardon to tell.\n\nThough there are dangers untold and stern\nConfronting me in the way,\nWillingly still would I go, nor turn,\nBut trust Thee for grace each day.\n\n(Refrain)\n\nHow shall this passion for souls be mine?\nLord, make Thou the answer clear;\nHelp me to throw out the old life line\nTo those who are struggling near.
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Yes we can.  \nHence forth and thesp thine words of hitherdom, my leige.
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Yes, I think it's a big deal, and I am NOT offended to find those words on our coins.  It is one of the very few places that God is still honored in our country.  Should we invalidate the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights, because they make reference to God?  No!  This country was founded in Christianity, and although I do firmly believe in freedom from religious persecution, I think we've gone way too far on the other side... it is now the Christians who are persecuted, our prayers are not allowed, the very basic principals that this country was founded on are litigated, and all by people claiming to be offended by it... well, you know what?  In many other countries, being the "wrong" religion can get you jailed and executed.  We allow you the God-given right to disagree, but what right do you have to change  who we are?!?!  This country was founded on Christian principals, and you have the right to live here and not be a Christian (although I pray for those lost souls), but that does not mean that you have the right to interfere with my rights, either.  Keep God in all that we do, to honor our forefathers, and honor our FATHER.
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I'm as patriotic as the next guy, moreso if the next guy hasn't done 18 years in the military.  I am also an atheist, and I therefore am not all that happy with the pledge as it now stands.  \n\nThe pledge lacked the words "under God" until 1954.  During the height of the Red Scare, Congress stuck those two words into the thing to differentiate us from those "godless commies".  (It seems to me that taking the pledge out of the elementary schools would have done a better job.  The idea that little children should have to stand up and recite a loyalty oath every day seems, well, communist. It evokes images of Chinese children saluting pictures of Chairman Mao.)  Slapping "under God" in there basically made the Pledge of Allegiance a pain in the rear in that I have to pray to/acknowledge a deity in order to recite the thing.  When it comes up (which is rarely as an adult) I just leave those two words out.\n\nWhat's funny is that the pledge existed for 62 years just fine before some religious folks conflated patriotism and belief in Judeo-Christian mythology.  Now if anyone tries to restore the pledge to its original form, they are accused of interfering with tradition.
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Bottles,\n\nMany know the Pledge of Allegiance but do not know the actual meaning behind it.\n\nAs already shown in a post made here, some want to pick it apart and take God out.\n\nGod is the only chance we have for peace and unity.
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God bless this bunch as we munch our lunch. Amen\nAlso:\nThank you for the world so sweet,\nThank you for the food we eat,\nThank you for the birds that sing,\nThank you God for every thing. Amen\nThe second one can be sung but I can't send you the tune over Yahoo.
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If not, they should. This is America, and all Americans should pledge their allegiance
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It does say that, doesn't it.  Ok, that will be my challenge for tomorrow and for the rest of today. Can't let you know how it worked out, as I will have already answered this question.  But I do believe that "all things work together for go to those who love the Lord."
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I am in the right country. This country was founded on the principle of "all men are created equal", not Christian domination. I do agree that "PC" has gone too far. There is no law against wishing someone "Merry Christmas", it's companies that force the issue for fear of offending non-Christians.\n\nI agree with you on the "English as the National Language" point, but the government needs to step up to the plate on this issue, or it'll never happen.\n\nOn to the God issue:\nI am a Christian. I carry Christ's teachings with me in my daily life. I don't need it printed on my money, which, I feel, is an object of lust, therefore sacreligious. America is a "melting pot". Equal right for all regardless of religion, race or sex.\n\nThomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, two of our most prominent Founding Fathers, were Deists. Washington and Jefferson were not particularly religious but tended more toward Deism than Christianity.\n\nThomas Paine, whose writings were a powerful catalyst for the American Revolution, vehemently attacked Christianity in one of his works and refused to embrace Christianity, even on his death-bed.\n\nGod is not mentioned in our Constitution. The Declaration of Independence simply mentions "Nature's God" and a "Creator", neither of which specifically imply a Christian god.\n\nPer the Treaty of Tripoli, endorsed by President John Adams and ratified unanimously by the US Senate in 1797: "the Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion..."\n\nThis is the America I love, one where everyone is free to worship as they please without State interference. That is what the First Amendment to the Constitution is all about.\n\nOne last issue: the pledge. The Pledge of Allegience, as it was written in 1892, was "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty, equality and justice for all." "Equality" was removed and "under God" added. Coincidence?
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Sure! Then we ALL get to start over and learn a new language. What a fair and impartial way to resolve this question! We'll learn together and join in brotherhood and sisterhood.\n\nI'll start now. <ahem>\n\n"Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum,\n\nSi þin nama gehalgod.\n\nTo becume þin rice,\n\ngewurþe ðin willa, on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.\n\nurne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg,\n\nand forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum.\n\nand ne gelæd þu us on costnunge, ac alys us of yfele. soþlice."\n\nJust funnin' with you all. Forgyf me, please.
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This site tells you, I just searched u.s. motto and this was the first site. Hopes it helps.\n\nhttp://www.coinresource.com/articles/in_god_we_trust.htm
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http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html\n\nlsu list no pledges.
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Well, there's nothing stopping you from doing that, is there, Sir?\n\nWhen in doubt, refer to the original.\n\nHave a nice day.
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History of 'In God We Trust'\nThe motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase received many appeals from devout persons throughout the country, urging that the United States recognize the Deity on United States coins. From Treasury Department records, it appears that the first such appeal came in a letter dated November 13, 1861. It was written to Secretary Chase by Rev. M. R. Watkinson, Minister of the Gospel from Ridleyville, Pennsylvania, and read:\n\nDear Sir: You are about to submit your annual report to the Congress respecting the affairs of the national finances. \nOne fact touching our currency has hitherto been seriously overlooked. I mean the recognition of the Almighty God in some form on our coins.\n\nYou are probably a Christian. What if our Republic were not shattered beyond reconstruction? Would not the antiquaries of succeeding centuries rightly reason from our past that we were a heathen nation? What I propose is that instead of the goddess of liberty we shall have next inside the 13 stars a ring inscribed with the words PERPETUAL UNION; within the ring the allseeing eye, crowned with a halo; beneath this eye the American flag, bearing in its field stars equal to the number of the States united; in the folds of the bars the words GOD, LIBERTY, LAW.\n\nThis would make a beautiful coin, to which no possible citizen could object. This would relieve us from the ignominy of heathenism. This would place us openly under the Divine protection we have personally claimed. From my hearth I have felt our national shame in disowning God as not the least of our present national disasters.\n\nTo you first I address a subject that must be agitated.\n\nAs a result, Secretary Chase instructed James Pollock, Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861: \nDear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. \nYou will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words possible this national recognition.\n\nIt was found that the Act of Congress dated January 18, 1837, prescribed the mottoes and devices that should be placed upon the coins of the United States. This meant that the mint could make no changes without the enactment of additional legislation by the Congress. In December 1863, the Director of the Mint submitted designs for new one-cent coin, two-cent coin, and three-cent coin to Secretary Chase for approval. He proposed that upon the designs either OUR COUNTRY; OUR GOD or GOD, OUR TRUST should appear as a motto on the coins. In a letter to the Mint Director on December 9, 1863, Secretary Chase stated: \nI approve your mottoes, only suggesting that on that with the Washington obverse the motto should begin with the word OUR, so as to read OUR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY. And on that with the shield, it should be changed so as to read: IN GOD WE TRUST. \nThe Congress passed the Act of April 22, 1864. This legislation changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Mint Director was directed to develop the designs for these coins for final approval of the Secretary. IN GOD WE TRUST first appeared on the 1864 two-cent coin.\n\nAnother Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865. It allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon." Under the Act, the motto was placed on the gold double-eagle coin, the gold eagle coin, and the gold half-eagle coin. It was also placed on the silver dollar coin, the half-dollar coin and the quarter-dollar coin, and on the nickel three-cent coin beginning in 1866. Later, Congress