Posted on Mar 29, 2017
Should we bring the Pledge of Allegiance back to our schools?
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Should we bring back the Pledge of Allegiance? I remember as I went through Grade School we use to say this every morning and it gave me a sense of pride and purpose each day! Are the youth of today missing this and will they every understand what it truly means?
Your thoughts and comments are welcome?
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Our Pledge of Allegiance as we know it is fast becoming a thing of the past. Kids used to say the Pledge of Allegiance along with a prayer before starting the day’s activities.
Below you will see the very touching recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as told by Red Skelton. They Pledge as we should still teach our children.
Also listed is the “Global Earth Day Pledge” that our children are learning today. Again this is Global. Everything will go global in the “End Times”. This is just another way to ease everyone into it. Be Prepared. It is coming.
On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge Of Allegiance", in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Red Skelton's recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards.
RED SKELTON: "I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was his name... He said": "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word:
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance
My love and my devotion.
To the Flag
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
of the United
That means that we have all come together.
States
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic
Republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation
One Nation -- meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible
Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty
Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice
The principle, or quality, of dealing fairly with others.
For All
For All -- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Your thoughts and comments are welcome?
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Our Pledge of Allegiance as we know it is fast becoming a thing of the past. Kids used to say the Pledge of Allegiance along with a prayer before starting the day’s activities.
Below you will see the very touching recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as told by Red Skelton. They Pledge as we should still teach our children.
Also listed is the “Global Earth Day Pledge” that our children are learning today. Again this is Global. Everything will go global in the “End Times”. This is just another way to ease everyone into it. Be Prepared. It is coming.
On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge Of Allegiance", in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Red Skelton's recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards.
RED SKELTON: "I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was his name... He said": "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word:
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance
My love and my devotion.
To the Flag
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
of the United
That means that we have all come together.
States
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic
Republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation
One Nation -- meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible
Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty
Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice
The principle, or quality, of dealing fairly with others.
For All
For All -- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Pledge of Allegiance
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I voted to keep it out of schools, and when I was a child I did not recite it (one because I am a atheist and two I am a Native American, my family views of this are very different than most here for hopefully obvious reasons). One thing that I will never be okay with, is forcing children to recite the line, "one nation under God". To me school should focus on education and producing creative, independent free critical thinking individuals (which I know in it's self is a oxymoron, due to the way that public school are structured). However in a publicly funded school it has no place, period. It's a public school, not a boot camp, not a church, it is filled with people from all different backgrounds, beliefs systems, views and ethnicity. Now if it is a private military academy were a parent is sending their child or a private school, they are free to instill any rules that they wish to.
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They can bring it back to schools but students should not be forced to say it. Nothing worse than fake patriotism and false motivation. They already do fake patriotism in the NFL.
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When they say "bring it back" they mean make it mandatory, there's no law preventing voluntary pledges of alegance
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no they shouldnt make it mandatory. I thought this was the united states not North Korea
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Yes. It will provide a foundation to build upon in instilling a sense of who we are as a Nation. We need that in a major way now. It will rile some folks but is far different than anything religious in nature that really upsets many. There should not be any conflict with regard to the Pledge that affirms citizenship and loyalty to the USA because what are the other options? Rest assured that some will dedicate many hours to looking for them but I'm stumped at a quick glance finding any. Meaning = partial citizen, confused and exploring citizen, anti-citizen, part-time citizen, fair-weather citizen, foreign and undocumented citizen and so forth? Immigration may come to bear and if someone that may not have properly immigrated wants to stay refuses any such allegiance, they are a prime candidate for returning to a Nation they would affirm allegiance to. There is still that one element of "one Nation under God" that the opposition will always refer to and has been upheld judicially, and therein lies the greatest obstacle. That's easily remedied by having those reciting the Pledge insert the name of the Savior of choice at the appropriate time. We do it with all sorts of Oaths already by allowing a choice of "swear" or "affirm". Plan B is to allow any that choose not to participate remain seated, but I can see problems at recess with that one due to retaliation and it will never fly. It would be perceived as a form of "forced self-humiliation". Plan C is the status quo. I agree about choice but I also think that you have to stand for something, otherwise you stand for nothing. This does not mean that people that oppose the Pledge are less than citizens, but just that I personally don't see the harm in it.
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