The real question is what the hell is this lowlife doing elected to Congress, and how many more of this Trumpiest of the Trumpiest wing of the “Republican” party will be elected in 2022? And yes, I am aware of what some say regarding Karenga, and that is irrelevant, if not inaccurate, and has nothing to do with the abject mean spirited and stupidity level of Greene’s statement. But, nobody said the creme would rise to the top. More likely in our manner of electing, the lowest common denominator will rise. The barbarians were at the gates, and breached them, on 1/6. And the barbarians will mill about, likely in greater numbers, as elected members of Congress.
My father is an Episcopal priest, and I remember going to church when he was preaching (for most of my childhood, he didn't have a regular parish, just did "supply" work where he would go to the small churches around Utah who didn't have a regular priest, or where a priest was on vacation) and would sit in the back pews and, which I knew all the rituals, I never really believed anything I was repeating.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic (not Democracy because we aren’t a Democracy) for which it stands, one nation UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
"Under God" was only added in 1954. It was not part of the pledge until then, even though the pledge was first written and presented in 1892.
It’s amazing how people don’t know this. The Under God part was added under the Eisenhower administration to help unify the country during the Cold War.
Yes. The Pledge was originally written by a Communist and included a Nazi-like Roman Salute. The 'under god' bit was added as a dig at the godless communists as the cold war ramped up, and the addition was strongly opposed by the family of the communist who original wrote the pledge. All of that aside, if nothing is higher than the nation, do atheists see the nation as the ultimate authority?
what is the ultimate authority?
Different in different spheres of influence. Legally, it's the Constitution.
The original topic for the thread is voter suppression efforts. How does God/do the gods feel about that?
Um the dude was a christian preacher. I doubt he was "godless". I doubt his "nazi" proclivities, despite nazis not being around for another 30 years, had anything to do with godlessness. You are a spin-master I will give you that.
Nazi like salute…. Nearly 30 years before the Nazi party was even founded?
My golden doodle puppy is the authority over my life. No matter how many times I tell our puppy to leave my socks alone, she never does. Sometimes she allows me watch sports.
