Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- I Pledge Allegiance To Linguistic Obfuscation : NPR – Confirming my belief that the pledge is mostly (until adulthood, if then) simply syllables repeated without much thought or understanding behind them.
- Shyamalan Addresses Airbender’s Race Controversy And Answers Your Questions [Airbender] – Some very interesting tidbits in here. I’d feel more confident if MNS could put together a coherent sentence, though.
- Zoo’s river otter still on the loose in Springs – The Denver Post – Be safe, Kitchi!
- mental_floss Blog » Puberty Makes You Stupid – Um … yeah.
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I went to high school with a girl who refused to say the pledge of allegiance because it was “worshiping an object.” She never did explain where the worship comes in.
Pledging Allegiance to the Flag is an oath or vow. Some religions consider that anathema, idolatry, and a contradiction of the Bible’s mandate not to swear oaths.
Frankly, some folks take the whole American Flag stuff so seriously, it does border on idolatry.