N/A Gone Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 grrr phatmass universe Anyone ever feel weird saying the Pledge of Allegence because it feels like a creed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggyjoan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 no... it's more like a promise if that makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrockthefirst Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have a similar experience. I always feel like saying "Amen" at the end of the Pledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance[/url] sounds like a religious creed. They even use the term ritual. I know the JW believe this. Im not joking really. But it just seems weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Holy Rosary Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 When I was a kid I always had to fight the urge to make the Sign of the Cross at the end of the pledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggyjoan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 yeah. i see what you're saying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Inherent in the American tapestry is a sense of religiosity, even when it is unwarranted. For example, compare the Lincoln Memorial with the ancient Statue of Zeus at Olympia: [img]http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/washington-dc/images/s/washington-dc-lincoln-memorial-s.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.sikyon.com/Olympia/Art/zeus_olymp.jpg[/img] It was specifically designed to resemble the ancient god in an attempt to "deify" the great president. Similarly compare the Lincoln Memorial structure with the Athenian Parthenon, or the Capitol Building with the Roman Pantheon And to top it all off, the Apotheosis of George Washington from the Capitol Rotunda: [img]http://www.dcisoc.org/ietf61/US_Capitol_Gaines/images/us_capitol_rotunda_apotheosis_of_george_washington.jpg[/img] a·poth·e·o·sis (noun) - the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. That's not me being smarmy, that's the [url="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/gw/gwmain.html"]actual title of the fresco[/url]. It portrays George Washington ascending body and soul into Heaven, seated between the Goddess Liberty and Lady Fame. Americans like their government democratic, their food fried, and their religion American. So yeah, the Pledge does sound like a creed. I suspect it's supposed to, if only subconsciously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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