Saundra Hummer
November 29th, 2003, 11:37 AM
Have you heard that there is a letter writing campaign on the internet to boycott Pepsi because of their leaving out the words "Under God" in one of their promotions?
Don't people realize that this has not always been in our Pledge of Allegiance? We were doing just fine without this being inserted into it, we were just as good, without it, (most of us believing in our hearts that our God would help us out, or we certainly hoped and prayed that he would,) and evidently, just as powerful. I am not against the pledge as it is, but would prefer it the way it was when we were saying it during WWII.
The person who sends me so much of this type of mail, also sent me a letter depicting a Mexican wearing the large sombrero, and the bandirillos across his chest, all sweaty and dirty, really a swarthy, scarry looking bandito type, then when I read the letter it was complaining bitterly about the influx of illegal aliens of all nationalities, I found it to be hate mongering, and it was distressing to see. It really did bother me. The letter asked to be forwarded, however I wrote back and told her that in all good consciounse I just couldn't. I told her my reasons, and she hatefully told me I needed to get out my history books and find out what I was talking about. Having studied that a lot in school, and having known many illegals, I full well knew what I was talking about, and if you were to see the barrage of letters similar to these, wrapped in religion, you really wouldn't believe it. People signing petitions blindly all over the world in these letters, totally radical bigotry, and disdain for any dissenting thoughts. If these types had their way, our press would be like a third worlds, controlled by a dictator, or the military. We would be back in the world of the Puritans, where not doing what is wanted by their establishment would warrent a knock on the head with their long stick. Another analogy here, but this is how they want it. Their form of belief governing everything in our lives. This type of person scares me for our future.
Don't people realize that this has not always been in our Pledge of Allegiance? We were doing just fine without this being inserted into it, we were just as good, without it, (most of us believing in our hearts that our God would help us out, or we certainly hoped and prayed that he would,) and evidently, just as powerful. I am not against the pledge as it is, but would prefer it the way it was when we were saying it during WWII.
The person who sends me so much of this type of mail, also sent me a letter depicting a Mexican wearing the large sombrero, and the bandirillos across his chest, all sweaty and dirty, really a swarthy, scarry looking bandito type, then when I read the letter it was complaining bitterly about the influx of illegal aliens of all nationalities, I found it to be hate mongering, and it was distressing to see. It really did bother me. The letter asked to be forwarded, however I wrote back and told her that in all good consciounse I just couldn't. I told her my reasons, and she hatefully told me I needed to get out my history books and find out what I was talking about. Having studied that a lot in school, and having known many illegals, I full well knew what I was talking about, and if you were to see the barrage of letters similar to these, wrapped in religion, you really wouldn't believe it. People signing petitions blindly all over the world in these letters, totally radical bigotry, and disdain for any dissenting thoughts. If these types had their way, our press would be like a third worlds, controlled by a dictator, or the military. We would be back in the world of the Puritans, where not doing what is wanted by their establishment would warrent a knock on the head with their long stick. Another analogy here, but this is how they want it. Their form of belief governing everything in our lives. This type of person scares me for our future.