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To: Notwithstanding
I'm a Christian. I say the pledge.

But you know, are we really "One Nation, Under God"?

No. We are "One Nation, Under a Constitution". We don't even act like we are "Under God" considering all the sin and immorality in our government and daily life.

"One Nation, Under God" is not just inaccurate from a constitutional perpsective, it's also a lie.
53 posted on 03/01/2003 7:50:11 AM PST by Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh
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To: Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh
1. its no lie: we are "under God" whether we acknowledge it or not

2. the pledge is not and never has been a constitutional document, it is a popular expression of our values, and being "endowed by our Creator" with inalienable rights is an important value the pledge acknowledges

56 posted on 03/01/2003 7:56:47 AM PST by Notwithstanding
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We are under God in the sense that God leads our destiny, whether we acknowledge that or not.

It is Constitutional to use the phrase and so even though our nation is not godly, I support its continued use. Anything to get people to think about God in public is good.
140 posted on 03/01/2003 12:21:27 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.")
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