America the Beautiful...?

Originally posted by silver_tears
That's just ironic dontgetit

isnt it? sounds like some alien language when aimed at the far right.
but really its not ironic at all. far right neoconservatives seem to want a return to 1950. that is the ideal they have chosen, so when they say "love it or leave it" it usually pertains to their own set of 'values' which they have deamed to be 'america'. so this allows the double standard. you know, the ones who tore our commander in chief apart 8 years ago all of the sudden find that same official to be sacred and demanding of reverence. "love it or leave it" strangly didnt seem to apply the second bush sr. packed his bags and moved off capital hill.

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
Lunch hour over here... my God, I am pondering S&M and religion as I eat my sushi. That is an uncommon occurance.

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Originally posted by Alliance
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Hmmm. In retrospect it wasn't that bad. Or maybe it was just that the sushi was especially good today (though how something great can get even better is beyond me.)

I prefer this one:

America
Prince
(Around The World In A Day)

Yeah
Peace!

Aristocrats on a mountain climb
Making money, losing time
Communism is just a word
But if the government turn over
It'll be the only word that's heard

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

Little sister making minimum wage
Living in a 1-room jungle-monkey cage
Can't get over, she's almost dead
She may not be in the black
But she's happy she ain't in the red

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

Freedom
Love
Joy
Peace

Jimmy Nothing never went 2 school
They made him pledge allegiance
He said it wasn't cool
Nothing made Jimmy proud
Now Jimmy lives on a mushroom cloud

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

America, America
God shed his grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

Freedom
Love
Joy
Peace

boom, boom, boom, boom
the bomb go
boom, boom, boom, boom
the bomb go boom.
Teacher, why won't Jimmy pledge allegiance?

But the best is and always will be 'The Star Spangled Banner' by Jimi Hendrix.

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that with the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Originally posted by Alliance
Hooray for more worthless Christian cr@p.

I'm afraid I don't like the condescending tone of Judge moore's poem...typical evangelical Christian bastards, they're almost as bad as the Baptists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcofsmFXCYE

Originally posted by sithsaber408
America the Beautiful,
Or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

I don't think anyone who thinks America is such a terrible place should be a judge, much less a lawyer, who represents the constitutionally guaranteed right to diversity.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
Your house is on the sand.

Well, at least we have dumpsters and use them, rather than in the old days where we just tossed them out a second floor window onto the streets. I also love how all you bible thumpers think that people who partake in abortions do so with such frivality.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Our children wander aimlessly
Poisoned by cocaine,
Choosing to indulge their lusts,
When God has said abstain.

We wouldn't have so many kids wandering "aimlessly" if you people would get over the whole abortion issue. Also, all those people who are poisioned by cocain should keep breeding? And the only people who should give into lust should do so as "good christians" who use a condom so they can give into their lust without having to worry about the possiblity of abortion?

Originally posted by sithsaber408
From sea to shining sea,
Our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
And a need to always pray.

Always pray? We don't have time to accomplish anything is we sit around all day waiting for god to do it for us. Why don't you sit in a darkened room and pray reeeeallly hard for abortion to end and see if it happens.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
We've kept God in our temples,
How callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
And Heaven is His throne.

Now this is my favorite so far. It's really metaphorical for how you guys make yourself a footstool for the people who make up your religion and then you want to turn around and act like you have the right to stand on everyone elses heads.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges
Who throw reason out the door,

Wow, how true. A government that's rotten to the core...when all three branches of it are controlled by the party of god? Godless judges? How about judges who know what the fu*king laws say?

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Too soft to place a killer
In a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
Before he leaves the womb.

That just screams of hypocrisy!

Originally posted by sithsaber408
You think that God's not angry,
That our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
Before His judgment comes?

Well, we've been waiting for 2000 years, what's a little longer? I'd just be satisfied if he'd let us know which version of the christian religion is right.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
How are we to face our God,
From Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
But stem this evil tide?

Go ahead, stem it. But when you do, what will you turn on next? Each other? How muslim of you. When all the infidels are gone, what's next? The catholics? The protestants? The mormons?

Originally posted by sithsaber408
If we who are His children,
Will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
And mend our evil way:

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Then God will hear from Heaven
And forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
And those who live within.

Why be so selfish? Why start with this country when there are so many other countries that are less godly? Sweden, Holland, Iraq or Iran?

Originally posted by sithsaber408
But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
Withdraw His hand from Thee.

Has he taken his hand away already? Hence the whole ridiculus poem? Or is he about to? Who's driving this boat?

you forgot to comment on a passage 😛

This nation shoudn't be godly...it should be spiritual.

And the US is no where near a moral slum, or any sort of slum. If he thinks it is...maybe as a concerned citizen he could spend his time helping the poor and getting kids into classrooms, rather than writing bigoted poetry.

Originally posted by Alliance
you forgot to comment on a passage 😛

I didn't forget. I just didn't have anything to say about it

nuke

Originally posted by sithsaber408
An interesting interperatation of one of this country's most traditional and patriotic songs.

The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama. Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer.
He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama. The judge's poem sums it up quite well:

America the Beautiful,
Or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
Your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
Poisoned by cocaine,
Choosing to indulge their lusts,
When God has said abstain.

From sea to shining sea,
Our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
And a need to always pray.

We've kept God in our temples,
How callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
And Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges
Who throw reason out the door,

Too soft to place a killer
In a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
Before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not angry,
That our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
Before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
From Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
But stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
Will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
And mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven
And forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
And those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
Withdraw His hand from Thee.

~Judge Roy Moore

😬 More Christian Propaganda Sith ?

I expected more from you..... 👇

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
😬 More Christian Propaganda Sith ?

I expected more from you..... 👇

No you didn't.

What I love about literature is the amazing flights of fantasy it can take the reader on, and its ability to totally disregard logic, common sense, and basic human rights...

Originally posted by sithsaber408
America the Beautiful,
Or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
Your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
Poisoned by cocaine,
Choosing to indulge their lusts,
When God has said abstain.

From sea to shining sea,
Our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
And a need to always pray.

We've kept God in our temples,
How callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
And Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges
Who throw reason out the door,

Too soft to place a killer
In a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
Before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not angry,
That our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
Before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
From Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
But stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
Will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
And mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven
And forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
And those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
Withdraw His hand from Thee.

~Judge Roy Moore

Look at it this way- who the hell are they going to vote for instead?

If the Christians think the Republicans are too immoral, then they've actually run out of options.

So all this is just sound and fury.

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
What I love about literature is the amazing flights of fantasy it can take the reader on, and its ability to totally disregard logic, common sense, and basic human rights...

Originally posted by botankus
There are only 2 types of people in Literature: Those who write, and those who read. Floo's statement about the art form is generally true, so it's probably in everyone's best interests to avoid Literature altogether.

Thank you, bot. I now feel like I've made the world slightly better.

Originally posted by Bardock42
No you didn't.

Okay fine.... 🙄

It's exactly what I expected...I was just trying to be polite, cuz I'm usually an assh*le towards topics like this.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Look at it this way- who the hell are they going to vote for instead?

If the Christians think the Republicans are too immoral, then they've actually run out of options.

So all this is just sound and fury.

They could start their own party... something similar to the puritans from Blackadder.

Actually, I bet if people took a poll of non-voters...they would be at the extreme ends of the political specturum (and poor/uneducated classes)

PLUG: Make Voting Day a National Holiday!