A sad day

[steveh_131]

I seem to recall reading about many of the early Christians refusing to pledge allegiance to their government. They were beheaded.

 

[RockofStrength]

You would think that the Pledge of Allegiance would be one thing that would be fairly controversy free....but not on INGO, oh no....rather than being something we can basically agree on, we have to get on our hobbyhorses about that too. Honestly, it seems like some people just never turn off their "I'm so much smarter and more informed than you" switch.

Look into what a pledge of allegiance is actually for, sometime. It's amazing to look at the psychology behind something so simple. Realize for a moment that if 1892 was the first instance of a pledge then the time before that (1776-1891) were filled with Americans who needed none, or else saw no need for a recognized, national pledge. Americans who, I might add, were a sight closer to actual liberty than people in 1892 or 2013.