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Thursday, September 15, 2005

By the way...

Here is an interesting post about the connections between the Pledge of Allegiance and socialism.

Just one of the many things I was not aware of.

Thanks.

posted by Samwick @ 4:49 AM  

5 Comments:

  • At 12:46 PM, Blogger Snave said…

    I KNEW the pledge was influenced by Satan... I just KNEW it! Socialism = Satan, after all.

     

  • At 4:25 PM, Blogger Mindwyrm said…

    Oh Christ...I mean for God's sake....um...can I say "what the hell?" Okay, what the hell is this guy thinking? When did the courts become a personal greivance arbitrator? "I am offended by the word 'god' so I must sue." We do not have the right to go through life unoffended. This guy is just using the courts to force his personal views on the rest of us. I for one am more than a little annoyed. The seperation clause prevents the government from establishing a religion. The words 'under god' in no way violate this principle.

    I could make a case that being an athiest could be considered a religious belief because it does require an opinion about the nature/existence of a god. So, then is the court 'establishing' a religion by using this athiests views to claim the pledge is unconstitutional?

    Bah, I'm just so frustrated with frivilous little suits like this that are nothing more than an arrogant ass who 'knows' he's right trying to bully the rest of us to abide by his desires.

    Oh, and I think the issue of who wrote the pledge is irrelevant. That's the same as people saying Elton John or Prince albums are worthless because EJ is gay and Prince is a freak. A person's personal life in no way determines the quality of their work.

    Now, Shanry's telling me it's Guinness time. Hey matt, ever think about opening a church(bar) in honor of Shanry? If not, mind if I steal the idea? :)

     

  • At 9:55 PM, Blogger Snave said…

    Mindwyrm and Matt, I will be honored to join you for a Guinness at Father O'Shanry's Bar and Crematorium. I don't know where that place name came from, but a friend and I used to try and come up with names of businesses that would incorporate the two most unlikely things you could combine. Actually it would probably have to be at Father O'Shanry's Local Parish Tavern.

     

  • At 2:51 PM, Blogger Mindwyrm said…

    Father Shanry's Local Pub and AA Chapter?

    O'Mallett's Underwater Putt-putt?

    Our Lord of Neighbors Hot Wife Coveting?

    Shanry's House of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms(Praise the Shanry and Pass the Ammunition)?

    What's scary, is I'm actually really liking the idea of opening a place up under the auspices of Shanry. Since it's a religious belief it would be exempt from certain taxes as well. Hey Matt, what's a guy got to do to be ordained in Shanryism?

     

  • At 4:10 AM, Blogger Samwick said…

    "what's a guy got to do to be ordained in Shanryism?"

    I think you have to be baptized in, not holy water, but Irish beer. I guess we'll have to work up some sort of Shanry oath one can repeat during the process.

    "Our Lord of Neighbors Hot Wife Coveting"

    I sort of like this suggestion of yours, we'll have to go with it.

    Between you, me and Snave, Shanryism now has three followers, so I think wer'e off to a good start. Now we just have to see if we can get some sort of discount of Irish beer, that would rock. Woo-hoo!

     

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