Lol but not quite
Alllegance is like Allance no biiggy
But I like the name
"A cult is a religion with no political power." -Tom Wolfe Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but I'm playing the tiniest violin in the world right now-Dalton
Mr Bean wrote:Lol but not quite
Alllegance is like Allance no biiggy
But I like the name
I'd define allegiance as being closer to devotion and loyalty. Hence, allegiance to an inanimate object like a flag sounds to me like a clear-cut violation of the Ten Commandments. Perhaps Judeo-Christian leadership should strike down the Pledge as blasphemous and forbid their God-fearing followers from saying it.
Just because you give Allegance to someone though it does mean Devotion and Loyatily its not the Chrsitaian kind. Like you pledge Allegance to a King. Not saying he's god just that he's da boss
Which is not a problem with Christianaty
"A cult is a religion with no political power." -Tom Wolfe Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but I'm playing the tiniest violin in the world right now-Dalton
hmmm, actually IIRC the word "allegiance" has its roots in the term "leige" - as in "leige lord." This is the same line of terminology that the church uses to describe, well, "the Lord." So, theoretically it could be idolatry to pledge your allegiance to the US flag.
Hmmm, don't the Jehova's witnesses already have this in their doctrine? Of course, they take a rather extreme/paranoid/scary view on scripture as is.
First Commandment: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
What does this mean? We should respect, love, and trust God above all things.
In other words, pledging allegiance to the flag is not a sin unless devotion to your country comes before God. In this case, it becomes idolatry when a person puts all their faith in the government (i.e., man) to make their lives complete and happy. A true Christian with a solid faith will love and trust God above everything else. Pledging loyalty to a country or government is no problem as long as it doesn't come before God in that person's heart.
In other words, pledging allegiance to the flag is not a sin unless devotion to your country comes before God. In this case, it becomes idolatry when a person puts all their faith in the government (i.e., man) to make their lives complete and happy. A true Christian with a solid faith will love and trust God above everything else. Pledging loyalty to a country or government is no problem as long as it doesn't come before God in that person's heart.
In that case, no true Christian is fit to serve public office, as the duty of a servant to people of all faiths and beliefs comes before one's own religious convictions, as John F. Kennedy so graciously put it.
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Well, that's why they put in "under God," to appease the devout.
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Durandal wrote:No, they put it in there for the express purpose of discriminating against atheists and labeling all atheists as communists.
Yeah, isn't it ironic how the addition of "under God" ultimately served to undermine and nullify the "indivisible" part that follows it? Modifying the Pledge to narrow its relevance exclusively for Judeo-Christians created one hell of a pretty damned divisive issue...
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"A cult is a religion with no political power." -Tom Wolfe Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but I'm playing the tiniest violin in the world right now-Dalton
Actually, Jehova's Witnesses won't say the pledge, run for ofice or even vote because they feel it violates the ten commandments. Course, christian groups are real good about picking the parts of the bible that they like best to follow to the letter and ignoring the rest.