| [ Christian ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): homer (simpson) 날 짜 (Date): 2002년 2월 27일 수요일 오전 07시 58분 30초 제 목(Title): 미국 국기에 대한 맹세 미국의 국기에 대한 맹세를 보면 "신 아래 ..." 이런 대목이 나오는데 이것이 후대에 임의로 추가된것이며 이것이 어떻게 미국의 헌법과 국가 창립의 이념과 배치되는지를 설명한 좋은 글이 있어서 소개드립니다. 원래의 맹세는: I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. 이것이었는데 2차대전후 냉전과 메카시즘의 광풍속에 아래와 같이 바뀌었다고 합니다. I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, with Liberty and Justice for all. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 출처: http://www.dnewhall.com/pledgeofallegiance/index.html I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Above is the version of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America first approved by the Congress in 1942. It evokes feelings of patriotism and unity, and brings together the vastly different cultures, ethnicities, languages and backgrounds that form the common experience called America. It reaffirms our commitment to the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution, and reflects the foundation of that amazing document: that diversity is a blessing which only strengthens our nation. This is especially true concerning religion, which the Framers recognized as uniquely divisive, causing them to set forth that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." We have done well since those first ten words of the Bill of Rights (i.e., the "Establishment Clause") were written in 1789, and generally held true to that principle. Yet, in 1954 - fueled by the Cold War and blinded by McCarthyism - Congress violated its oath. After sixty-two secular years, the Pledge - first introduced by a private magazine in 1892 - was changed. Our elected officials felt it necessary to inject religion into the Pledge, and "under God" was interlarded into that promise which had previously embraced all Americans. Currently there is a legal drive to remove those words. "God" in the Pledge has caused the divisiveness, discrimination and exclusion that the Framers specifically sought to prevent. Yes, the majority of Americans believe in God, and they nearly unanimously find no objection in the Pledge's current rendition. But that is precisely why we have a Bill of Rights - to prevent tyranny by the majority, and to protect the rights of minorities. Our Constitution forbids government from endorsing religious views, and those who choose not to believe in a deity should never be made to feel like "outsiders," as is now the case. The words are "liberty and justice for all." The Pledge should be a unifying experience for every citizen. Placing a religious ideal into its midst is not right, and serves no purpose except to alter a purely patriotic tradition into one that satisfies the religious bent of the majority. That is exactly what the First Amendment was written to preclude. Please sign our petition and join us in returning the Pledge of Allegiance to the sanctuary of the Constitution. --- D'oh! |