Your position on the Orange County program is pathetic.
God Bless America and America the Beautiful don't refer to the Christian concept of God, nor the Jewish concept, nor Muslim, nor any other. I just refers to God. How can that offend when something like 95% of Americans believe in God? And by the way, if you read the entire lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner, IT REFERS TO GOD ALSO! HURRY, perhaps you can purge this offensive, exclusionary song from the program before it's too late!!!
Hey, presenting the colors (the flag) is bound to offend a tiny minority in the country (native Americans who believe their land was stolen, African Americans who view it as a symbol of oppression and slavery, etc.). How dare you do such despicable act as presenting the colors!!!!
Rest assured that I, and many others, will cease as of this moment to donate in any way to the Red Cross. I wouldn't be surprised that the new group of non-supporters is LARGER than the infinitesimal group of people that might be offended by God Bless America.
I have made donations to them for nearly 30 years. No more. I won't donate another cent.
Surely the politically correct and sensative religion haters can make up the difference since there seem to be so many more of them to worry about than someone like me who thinks that singing God Bless America is uplifting and appropriate, not to mention that horrible word, Patriotic!