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©R.L.King2012 #M-18

About: Military Service
(Basic Training)

 “You don’t know what you don’t know,

…til you meet your DI.”

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THE PLEDGE
© Copyright 2013 Richard Lee King

It’s the final round of the 2011 U S Open Golf championship.  They start it off with a series of patriotic scenes and shots of past championships.  Part of the way through the presentation, you hear a class of school kids reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.   NICE!!!   They continue with great scenes of the military presenting our flag and more scenes from previous “Open” championships. Then a few more lines of the Pledge… more scenes… more of the pledge, it’s all very nicely done,  except for one thing,,,, as they continue with the kids reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, they pause,,, just after the words “… and to the republic, for which it stands one nation……”  then they continue…. leaving out the words “under God” and pick it back up again with the words “With liberty and Justice for all.  They continue running more scenes then more of the kids saying the Pledge and they do exactly the same thing,,, Again….. 

Now they’ve “gotten my dander up” This country was founded by people who believed in God…. Our court houses and most of our federal buildings have all contained references to God or religion…. from day one.  Our money, our constitution, the bill of rights…. they all contain some reference to God. 

I’m not the least bit religious, but it burns my ass that NBC would cower to the people who take exception to the use of God’s name in our Pledge of Allegiance. They’ve gone too far.  It’s un American!!!!    

Let me assure you… it’s not people like me, (who are not particularly religious) who are pushing for this…. The removal of references to God in all ways relating to our nation..… that’s not coming from us.

I was raised attending a country school.  Every morning we stood before the flag, placed our hand over our heart and recited the Pledge…. every single morning….. And,,,, it always included “Under God.”  I never once felt threatened by that.  Nor am I bothered by the fact that the words, “In God We Trust” are on our money.  I’m not bothered by any of the references to God.  Just so you know….

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