Barbarellany opened this issue on Jun 15, 2002 ยท 14 posts
Barbarellany posted Sun, 16 June 2002 at 4:26 PM
I am not worried about the negative comments actually. it is their right. I was more concerned someone might believe the "myth" myth. My larger concern is over puritanical vs christianity and their involvement in the government. How these two got mixed up I don't understand. Puritans came to this country and freely practiced their beliefs as they still do thanks to that document that safeguards freedoms for all. Our Founding fathers also intended for a separation of church and state so that freedoms could be had by all. The document is imperfect, but it's intent is clear and it alows for revision for events they hadn't thought of, but as a vehicle to add freedoms, not to take away. In my brief research for the flag I discovered something I hadn't known before. In the Pledge "under God" was only added after the final 2 states joined the union back in 1959. Try saying the pledge with out those works. It is so automatic, I stumble trying to leave them out. It is the little things that start to add up. I am concerned for the hypocracy in understanding the messages of the founding fathers when they penned the Declaration and Constitution. Will the day come when future generations are forced to flee this country in search of the very freedoms granted them by these documents? By the way, I am a christian and do hope God is on my side but that requires my being on his side too.