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Atheists & Agnostics

onager

(9,356 posts)

11. Talk about the horns of a dilemma...

Reply to mr blur (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 08:41 PM

Nov 2014

Traditional Way #1 - we didn't have to pay homage to a mythical deity, but did have to give a suspicious-looking salute. Until that became politically incorrect in the 1940s.

Traditional Way #2 - dodgy salute replaced by hand over heart, homage to mythical deity became mandatory in 1954.

We Americans usually skip the more interesting question, IMO - why are citizens of a supposedly free country swearing a State-imposed oath on a piece of cloth?

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CA high school student punished for dropping ‘under God’ from Pledge of Allegiance [View all] progressoid Nov 2014 OP

Posted yesterday... onager Nov 2014 #1

Thanks. progressoid Nov 2014 #3

"If you lead the school in the pledge, Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #2

There it is. JNelson6563 Nov 2014 #4

Connections, connections... onager Nov 2014 #5

I am totally confused and just a little spellbound. Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #7

Well, unlike stories about a certain Messiah... onager Nov 2014 #8

I'm officially jealous of you Rob H. Nov 2014 #9

Link for you... onager Nov 2014 #10

Doesn't the "traditional way" include the 'Nazi' salute?: mr blur Nov 2014 #6

Talk about the horns of a dilemma... onager Nov 2014 #11