tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post5393926771929697082..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: The Bored Gods and the PledgeAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-79648032090751357012010-07-01T17:08:09.946-04:002010-07-01T17:08:09.946-04:00McCarthy added 'Under God' so that the ple...McCarthy added 'Under God' so that the pledge of alliegence couldn't be said by just any old commie.Lori F - MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-81016771399588533142010-07-01T15:47:28.444-04:002010-07-01T15:47:28.444-04:00Yay for letting sleeping gods lie.Yay for letting sleeping gods lie.Vivienne Graingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-53118274105603882692010-07-01T13:53:38.910-04:002010-07-01T13:53:38.910-04:00I had Yellowdog Granny's experience when I beg...I had Yellowdog Granny's experience when I began third grade. I think that as a future English professor I may have been obscurely disturbed already by the way in which the phrase broke up the logic of "one nation indivisible," but I think I also recall feeling: That's church. This is school. Why are these peopole making me do this? Rodger CunninghamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-56857679678491834582010-07-01T13:37:19.216-04:002010-07-01T13:37:19.216-04:00I was in school one day and we always said the ple...I was in school one day and we always said the pledge of allegiance and then one day the teacher says the pledge is going to be different now..and she told us about the under god part..now I don't remember how old I was..but I do remember thinking..'what a crock of shit, as if God cares.'....even then..trouble maker..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-43370800822545563152010-07-01T11:49:50.682-04:002010-07-01T11:49:50.682-04:00Anne, that is exactly how I taught my daughters to...Anne, that is exactly how I taught my daughters to recite the pledge!Lavanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295089071497942411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-35294762450626389202010-07-01T10:37:51.214-04:002010-07-01T10:37:51.214-04:00I havent noticed a whole lot of "justice for ...I havent noticed a whole lot of "justice for all" along with that promised "right to a speedy trial" thing... Or perhaps "speedy" once meant within 6-7-8 months?<br /><br />I'm not surprised your pupils never noticed the omission - the mindless endless recital of meaningless (to them) words is just something to snooze through. We'd be better off just abolishing the whole pledge and not just a few words of it.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-31847934310776343112010-07-01T09:54:06.121-04:002010-07-01T09:54:06.121-04:00I actually consider the flag to be a deified objec...I actually consider the flag to be a deified object - as does the US Flag Code, which explicitly states that it should be considered a living thing (oh, and that it should never be used for advertising... good thing nobody does *that*, huh? :)<br /><br />Ave, Libertas!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084509066376979793noreply@blogger.com