tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775258656125390310.post5654460824886045444..comments2010-08-28T09:02:01.536-07:00Comments on Mark's Thoughts: I Plege Allegiance to the... Desk?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179600503015065271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775258656125390310.post-59233402492510484762008-03-29T09:27:00.000-07:002008-03-29T09:27:00.000-07:00I can dig it.Good thoughts Mark.I can dig it.<BR/>Good thoughts Mark.wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775258656125390310.post-77625847082466666232008-03-28T15:57:00.000-07:002008-03-28T15:57:00.000-07:00Well, I disagree on the "under God" part... I don'...Well, I disagree on the "under God" part... I don't think that really does any harm... I take that to mean more that there is a God above us - maybe not literally, but at least authoritatively, there definitely is. But there we can agree to disagree since it is a matter of interpretation. But I actually agree with most of what you say, Wes. I really wrote this to address people like that girl next to me who are just trying to publicly announce that they sympathize with the political ideology of Green Day. Not people like you and me.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179600503015065271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775258656125390310.post-75099547301125812022008-03-28T08:30:00.000-07:002008-03-28T08:30:00.000-07:00ah, but someone might say, what's the point in mak...ah, but someone might say, what's the point in making a stand (or, in this case, a sit) for something if you don't draw attention to yourself? Revolution doesn't happen in closets.<BR/>Perhaps this person is "doing something." <BR/><BR/>I actually agree with the atheists on this one, but for totally different reasons. The one line I cringe at the most is "Under God..." (and I cringe at most of them). It's more blasphemous to make the claim that God endorses America (especially allegiance to it) than it is to give your allegiance over to a flag. If you're pledging allegiance to a flag or a country, please don't slap God in the face by appealing to him while you're doing it. <BR/><BR/>The church has blinded itself to these things all in the name of "respect." The early Christian writers would have had a cow about the pledge of allegiance. Have we forgotten the "emperor cult" of the Roman Empire? Even if we neglect the poor and marginalize gay people, among these hypocritical practices, possibly the greatest step of departure from early Christian worship we have taken, is our shrug toward patriotic allegiance. (not that, by any means, this should be considered more or as important as our responsibility toward the oppressed... that's #1) <BR/><BR/>The last line in your post is the real problem: "they don't care anyway."<BR/><BR/>Great thoughts, Mark. Don't get me wrong, I see what you are doing with this post and you are right in pointing out that action should come before inaction. But I only have one allegiance to give.wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.com