One nation, under God,
from sea to shining sea;
Purple mountains, plains of gold,
sweet land of liberty!
With hand upon my heart,
I give my pledge to you ~
One nation, under God,
beneath the red, white, and blue.
I believe in America, her freedoms and liberties ~ so
abundant,
not only for her natural born citizens, but for all who
brave
to seek a newer world.
It was with dismay that I read this news today ...
U.S. Court Says Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional
Updated 2:52 PM ET June 26, 2002 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)
A federal appeals court found the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional
on Wednesday,
saying it was illegal to ask U.S. school children to vow fealty to one nation
"under God."
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a 1954 Act of
Congress
that added "under God" to the pledge, saying the words violated the basic
Constitutional tenet
of separation of church and state.
Our forefathers believed in the separation of church and state,
yet still chose to mention God in the documents proclaiming our
independence and freedom!
The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people
to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,
and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station
to which
the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to
the opinions
of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them
to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
From the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
“It is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly
resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this
nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, by the people, for the people shall
not perish from the earth.”
"God Bless America, land that I love"
"America, America, God shed his grace on thee!"
"One nation, under God"
Even our daily commerce is in the hands of God
"In God We Trust" *U.S. currency
Shall our beloved patriotic songs be re-written?
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord"
*Battle Hymn of the Republic, by Julia Ward Howe
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
*Lee Greenwood
"Our Father's God! To Thee,
author of Liberty,
to Thee we sing;
long may our land be bright
with freedom's holy light;
protect us by thy might,
great God, our King! "
* America, by Samuel Francis Smith
"Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! "
*The Star Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key
With a hand upon the Bible, our court systems embrace God!
"I swear that the testimony I am about to give shall be the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God"
The Pledge of
Allegiance
With my hand over my heart, I will continue to proudly proclaim,
One Nation, Under God!
We salute you Old Glory,
our red, white, and blue!
We stand proudly before you
and will remain true
to all that you stand for,
so long may you wave
o'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave!
Wear it with
pride!
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*A special thanks to Shawn M.Goodlet for helping to locate
the quotes and lyrics used within this page!
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