[Vision2020] Otter Plans Closed-Door Oath Taking

[J Ford]

The pledge actually used to end with "Amen" but because of the "seperation 
of church and state", that got dropped...now its just classified as a 
pledge.  There is movement afoot to drop the "under God" part as well.

FYI



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>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>To: Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com>
>CC: Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>, Mark Solomon <msolomon at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Otter Plans Closed-Door Oath Taking
>Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:21:40 -0800 (PST)
>
>Andreas,
>
>   And the price of tea in China is?
>
>   I was unaware that the Pledge was a prayer. I thought it was a public 
>statement of loyalty to the country and the people in it, just like an oath 
>of office.
>
>   Merry CHRISTmas,
>
>   Donovan J Arnold
>
>Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com> wrote:
>   On 12/23/06, Donovan Arnold wrote:
> > I would think the progressives that are SO opposed to the Pledge would 
>be
> > happy another American tradition involving the words GOD or the Bible is
> > being removed from the public to see.
>
>Dear Donovan,
>
>5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are:
>for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of
>the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They
>have their reward.
>6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou
>hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
>Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
>7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
>for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
>
>-- ACS
>
>
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