You want to do what?

Take God out of the Pledge

of Allegiance? Because you believe in several gods?

Gimme a break. Apparently that's

the solution from some cuckoo judges out west who think the phrase, "One

nation, under God," makes our Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional.

Bullhockey. They're reading

a little too much into who/what constitutes God.

The Pledge doesn't specify

a Catholic God, a Muslim God, a Hindu God or a Southern Baptist God. It

doesn't single out anyone's personal God (or gods, I guess, if I'm to

be absolutely politically correct).

Saying we're "One nation,

under God" simply acknowledges that a higher power is responsible

for putting us here and for the freedoms and luxuries we receive. Take

the Earth's oceans. Were they man-made? I think not.

When I recite the Pledge, I

get a swell of American spirit knowing that everyone in the room will

recite together what we Americans believe in. It's especially moving since

these days you can't pull 10 Toms, Dicks and Janes off the street and

get them to agree on the sky being blue.

It shows we Americans can put

our differences aside for just a few seconds and share our belief in the

same thing: Our nation is "indivisible, with liberty and justice

for all."

Those of you who don't believe

in God should simply remain silent when everyone else says "under

God" during the Pledge. If you believe in more than one God, simply

add your own "s." The Pledge Police won't cite you, I promise.

Just say the rest of the anthem

with me, will you, brothers and sisters? We agree on everything else in

the Pledge, right? Are we a nation "indivisible, with liberty and

justice for all"? You bet your sweet grits.

Our nation is founded upon

protection of personal freedoms. But your freedoms end when you they start

to infringe upon those of others. If you choose not to believe in any

God at all, I don't care. That's your choice. It's your opinion.

Just don't take my God and

everyone else's gods out of our Pledge of Allegiance. Delete them from

your personal Pledge if you wish. But don't let your voice remain silent

for the entire Pledge.

If you do, someone might get

the idea we Americans can't agree on anything. And if we can't agree on

something, we might fall for anything.

That's a troubling thought

indeed.