FW: [MR] movement to change the anthem

[Phillip Jones]

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Jones [mailto:jonesj at infoave.net]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:49 PM
To: Merry Rose
Subject: RE: [MR] movement to change the anthem


Nope, not a bit. That isn't the purpose of Article III.

Not many people object to "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of
Happiness" IMHO, without a Creator there are NO natural rights. The Founding
Documents are too rich with mention of God (not defined as nor excluding
J++h or Allah or Hecate or even the Unmoved Mover) to believe that the
current fad of "freedom from religion" was intended or anticipated.




Phillip Jones
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-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of Pamela Davis
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 4:22 PM
To: Merry Rose
Subject: Re: [MR] movement to change the anthem



There is also the fact to consider that there are a great many americans,
both native born and naturalized that are not christian. To force this
significant portion to give praise to a god they do not worship is somewhat
in violation of our own constitution. A non-religious based song would be
more in line with our much vaunted religious freedom amendment. Just my 2
cents worth... now I'll go back to lurking.

Baroness Morgan

> [Original Message]
> From: <clevin at ripco.com (Craig Levin)>
> To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org (Merry Rose)>
 > Date: 9/17/01 4:04:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [MR] movement to change the anthem
>
> Isabella:
>
> > there is, or has been, some talk about changing our national anthem to
god
> > bless america...i was wondering what thoughts were out there on
this...i have
> > sung the anthem on many occassions at professional sporting events, and
it is
> > not an easy song for the most experienced bard...however, i wonder if
it is
> > appropriate to change horses midstream, so to speak...i understand that
this
> > country was founded "under god", and i have great faith in some higher
power,
> > but our country was also founded as a haven for religious freedom,
speech,
> > etc...will this be a step in the direction of the loss of some
freedoms? just
> > a thought--me playing devil's advocate and all, since i am a
> > reporter...isabella
>
> Actually, I've always figured that "America, the Beautiful" would
> be a much better anthem, because it includes all the states,
> instead of just Maryland. It's also a *lot* easier to sing.
> --
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> clevin at rci.ripco.com
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