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First Buddhist Elected To US Senate – First Hindu Elected To House of Representatives
Yay for freedom of religion! :)
I just posted an annoyed bit of rant to my Facebook about that "put GOD back in the Pledge of Allegiance!" stupidity that people keep circulating on Facebook because they have the memories of tse-tse flies and can't be bothered to read an effing Wiki article or do any form of research whatsoever:
How many people have I seen post this? I hope they are not offended by my comment, which I always make: "Our grandparents grew up without the 'under God' part and they did fine. That part was added during the Red Scare to differentiate u
Frankly, as a third-grader, I called it brainwashing. I was born a contrary bitch and didn't want anyone trying to screw with my head. Maybe this all goes back to my parents, what they talked about, my upbringing. And maybe it's genetic, because I'm an awful lot like my mother - quite often more contrary than smart. ;)
Yay for freedom of religion! :)
I just posted an annoyed bit of rant to my Facebook about that "put GOD back in the Pledge of Allegiance!" stupidity that people keep circulating on Facebook because they have the memories of tse-tse flies and can't be bothered to read an effing Wiki article or do any form of research whatsoever:
How many people have I seen post this? I hope they are not offended by my comment, which I always make: "Our grandparents grew up without the 'under God' part and they did fine. That part was added during the Red Scare to differentiate u
s from the "godless Communists."
I refrain from mentioning - because it's their Facebook, not mine - that when I was in third grade I would say the rest of it, but I started just keeping my mouth shut while the other kids were saying the 'under God' part. I was okay with pledging to the flag and to our country, but I had become increasingly uncomfortable pledging to anyone's god, because I saw this as an attempt to convince us that Christianity was intrinsically part of being American, and I knew we were supposed to have a separation of church and state in this country.
I'm an American. I believe in personal freedom. If we're FREE, we have the right to NOT pledge to any god.
I refrain from mentioning - because it's their Facebook, not mine - that when I was in third grade I would say the rest of it, but I started just keeping my mouth shut while the other kids were saying the 'under God' part. I was okay with pledging to the flag and to our country, but I had become increasingly uncomfortable pledging to anyone's god, because I saw this as an attempt to convince us that Christianity was intrinsically part of being American, and I knew we were supposed to have a separation of church and state in this country.
I'm an American. I believe in personal freedom. If we're FREE, we have the right to NOT pledge to any god.
Frankly, as a third-grader, I called it brainwashing. I was born a contrary bitch and didn't want anyone trying to screw with my head. Maybe this all goes back to my parents, what they talked about, my upbringing. And maybe it's genetic, because I'm an awful lot like my mother - quite often more contrary than smart. ;)