On Is it disrespectful to say the Pledge of Allegiance in a language other than English?
Posted on March 17 at 8:53 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Tis a wonderful nation we live in where we can share information and viewpoints. Many have written some wonderful points throughout this discussion and some very prejudice ones have been expressed as well. They say prejudice is born of fear. DanHartung you are right, folks ought to know the truth about the pledge they consider so sacred and American. You have inspired me to tell more of the story and I hope you will add any omitted details about the pledge and it's author. Yes folks, it's true. There was more to the Pledge of Allegiance that people seem to have forgotten. The original salute was not the right hand over heart as children have been taught to demonstrate for more than 65 years. The author's salute had people face the flag and during the pledge they were to extend the right arm in the flag's direction with the palm of the hand facing down. This practice was discontinued during WWII as it was so simular to Hitler's Nazi salute. Peace be to all.
On Is it disrespectful to say the Pledge of Allegiance in a language other than English?
Posted on March 16 at 11:20 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Are you kidding me. If you are going to bring up the founding fathers and history, Let's get the American history facts straight. First of all, the founding fathers did not write the Pledge of Allegiance. It was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister by the name of Francis Bellamy (1855-1931) for a magazine, The Youth's Companion. Secondly, the pledge did not originally contain the words 'to the Flag of the United States of America' or 'under God' . The former phrase was changed in the mid 1920s by the National Flag Conference. The latter phrase was added by Congress following a campaign by the Knights of Columbus. Therefore, given that the founding fathers did not write the Pledge of Allegiance, it is likely that they would not care what language is spoken to recite it.
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On Retelling Vietnam: Veterans recount war stories
Posted on March 17 at 7:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thank you Vietnam veterans for your service and for sharing your stories.