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Originally posted by Astrocloud
I say yes to many of these things... However the Declaration of Independance being plagarized from a John Stuart Mill rant and also more of a historical document than official US policy (In fact the US wasn't even a country when it was written); -doesn't need to be changed and I'm tired of people bringing that up.
In fact the Declaration of Independance supports wholeheartedly the idea that men should be free from the coercive power of the state. "We find these truths to be self evident; that ALL men are created equal" -implies that as equals we shouldn't choose one religion over all others and then shove it down everyone's throats. Being equals -we can decide for ourselves what philosophies to accept as truth.
Furthermore the Pledge of Allegiance is a very obvious indoctrination tool. It is meant to indoctrinate people into being good, loyal US citizens... It was perverted with the intent to push God into the public schools. This has nothing to do with good citizenship.
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Doesn't the word "created" imply religion in "we hold these truths to be self-evident; that ALL men are created equal"? What if you don't believe you were created? Maybe we should change it to "born". If the Pledge of Allegiance is an indoctrination tool, than why aren't you a Christian?
Do you think all this indoctrination has taken away the rights of people not to believe in God? It certainly hasn't for me. I just think its a waste of time, money, and heartache for a bunch of semantics.
Astrocloud the Supreme Court will never be objective, because they might not agree with you. They are definitely going to be impartial if the decision is against what you want them to.