{"id":23777,"date":"2011-06-07T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=23777"},"modified":"2011-06-07T18:19:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T22:19:40","slug":"no-more-national-anthem-at-indiana-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=23777","title":{"rendered":"No more national anthem at Indiana college"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana has been getting screwier<\/a> ever since TSO moved there. Goshen College in northern Indiana has decided they won’t play the national anthem at their sporting events because of complaints from students that “the song’s lyrics contain references to using war and military might to defend the country”. Um, “defend” is the operative word here.<\/p>\n

The lyrics were written as one man’s reaction to the “dawn’s early light” which broke over a country which had been the night before under a barrage from an invading nation. I understand the religious freedom which is guaranteed to the Mennonite College, but do they not understand that the guarantee was paid for in blood by men who were willing to sacrifice their own lives for your right to be as a big a pussy as you want to be?<\/p>\n

This country has been under assault to varying degrees it’s entire existence by foreign tyrants from King George to al Qaeda who consider us a threat to their power and influence in the world. That’s why average people flock here in droves while the tyrants of the world demonize us. The ideals upon which this country was founded are worth defending with every measure of our devotion.<\/p>\n

Old Trooper who sent us the link wrote; “The ironic thing is they would all be dead, or slaves, if they tried to pull their crap in many other countries, yet they are free to do as they wish under the blanket of protection provided by those they hate.”<\/p>\n

I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness in the wake of Supreme Court decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette which allowed parents to exempt their children from saying the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. I always thought it was strange that I couldn’t pledge my allegiance to the country which not only guaranteed my freedom to worship as I pleased, but also guaranteed my right to not pledge my allegiance to that country.<\/p>\n

Kind of like ideological welfare. All of the benefits with none of the sacrifice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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