One nation under Allah

"Recently, a student of Justice High School in Fairfax, Virginia, led the graduation ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this public-school setting, when she got to the part about “one nation under God,” she said, instead, “one nation under Allah.” This was apparently without any permission from school officials." ~ https://www.christianpost.com/

...the OP ed in The Christian Post went on to say: “One nation under God” allows the Muslim, the Buddhist, and the atheist to practice what they wish. “One nation under Allah” restricts the freedom of those who disagree—even fellow Muslims of a slightly different stripe.

"[It] restricts the freedom of those who disagree"?

Thoughts?

@fmf said

"Recently, a student of Justice High School in Fairfax, Virginia, led the graduation ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this public-school setting, when she got to the part about “one nation under God,” she said, instead, “one nation under Allah.” This was apparently without any permission from school officials." ~ https://www.christianpost.com/

...the OP ...[text shortened]... tly different stripe.[/b]

"[It] restricts the freedom of those who disagree"?

Thoughts?

A nation cannot hold up a religious banner (of any sort) and ask everyone to stand under it whist simultaneously holding up a freedom of/from religious thought banner. The banner, if there has to be such a thing) needs to be inclusive of collective thought and individual thought which will more or less make it bland, meaningless waffle.

@fmf said

"Recently, a student of Justice High School in Fairfax, Virginia, led the graduation ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this public-school setting, when she got to the part about “one nation under God,” she said, instead, “one nation under Allah.” This was apparently without any permission from school officials." ~ https://www.christianpost.com/

...the OP ...[text shortened]... tly different stripe.[/b]

"[It] restricts the freedom of those who disagree"?

Thoughts?

It's good to see US Christians getting a taste of their own medicine.

Also, Buddhists don't have a god.

@fmf said

"Recently, a student of Justice High School in Fairfax, Virginia, led the graduation ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this public-school setting, when she got to the part about “one nation under God,” she said, instead, “one nation under Allah.” This was apparently without any permission from school officials." ~ https://www.christianpost.com/

...the OP ...[text shortened]... tly different stripe.[/b]

"[It] restricts the freedom of those who disagree"?

Thoughts?

Another one for the "who cares?" category. I thought the Pledge of Allegiance was silly and unnecessary when I was in school, and I still do. They should dispense with it.

@mchill said
Another one for the "who cares?" category.

Feel free to simply not post on threads for the sake of posting and in order to tell people you are not interested.

@fmf said
Feel free to simply not post on threads for the sake of posting and in order to tell people you are not interested.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

I'll also "feel free" to post on threads for the sake of posting and in order to tell people I'm not interested. 🙂

@mchill said
I'll also "feel free" to post on threads for the sake of posting and in order to tell people I'm not interested.

This is your narcissism in action.

@mchill said
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

I'll also "feel free" to post on threads for the sake of posting and in order to tell people I'm not interested. 🙂

The problem you have in doing that, is that “I’m not interested” is clearly a little jazz-handed obfuscation which translates in my mind (and possibly others) to “I have no coherent response to your point but feel like I ought to try to dismiss it anyway”.