{"id":6314,"date":"2011-08-20T19:17:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T23:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2011-08-20T19:17:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T23:17:40","slug":"inspirational-patriotic-pledge-of-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/08\/inspirational-patriotic-pledge-of-allegiance.html","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational &#8211; Patriotic Pledge of Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Beautiful!<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Inspirational<\/span>! \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Moving!<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Truthful<\/span>! \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Emotional!<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Patriotic<\/span>! \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Righteous<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Uplifting! \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Puts God <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">First<\/span>, not Last<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patriotic Pledge Of Allegiance\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hWuudbbftjs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are people who say they hate America<\/p>\n<p>They are ashamed of who we are and what we stand for<\/p>\n<p>There are people who are envious of our wealth, our natural resources and the hope we shine upon the world<\/p>\n<p>The abundance of the many things that we enjoy, and take for granted daily<\/p>\n<p>The things that others would gladly kill to acquire, all in the name of some misguided ideal<\/p>\n<p>Or greed and envy<\/p>\n<p>And to squelch our many voices that shout from every corner of America, &#8220;Let freedom ring!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freedom for everyone to enjoy the way of life that we have all become accustomed to<\/p>\n<p>Freedom to say and think the things that we wish to express<\/p>\n<p>Freedom to live, work and travel to the places we prefer<\/p>\n<p>Those wonderful freedoms that were paid for with blood, sweat and tears<\/p>\n<p>Yet, we have become forgetful of the great sacrifices of those who have stood before us<\/p>\n<p>Those men and women who have provided us with the plentiful bounty and freedoms we now enjoy<\/p>\n<p>And as much as we revel in the awesome man-made structures and the cities that we have built,<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the beauty of her mountains, lakes and rivers that makes America truly unique in this world<\/p>\n<p>The deserts, the wide open plains, the oceans, the bays and coves, the swamps and Everglades<\/p>\n<p>No other country in this world has the variety of natural wonders<\/p>\n<p>From sea to shining sea, and all places in between<\/p>\n<p>And so I say to those who would try to tear us down<\/p>\n<p>I will not go quietly into that long goodnight<\/p>\n<p>I will stand with my forefathers and fight for our rights<\/p>\n<p>I will defend all that is good and give all I have to give<\/p>\n<p>Although I may fall, life without freedom is no way to live<\/p>\n<p>Second only to my faith in God, I reaffirm my loyalty to my country:<\/p>\n<p>I pledge allegiance, to the flag<\/p>\n<p>Of the United States of America<\/p>\n<p>And to the Republic, for which it stands<\/p>\n<p>One nation, under God, indivisible<\/p>\n<p>With liberty and justice for all<\/p>\n<p>More:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWuudbbftjs&amp;feature=player_embedded\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWuudbbftjs&amp;feature=player_embedded<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beautiful!\u00a0\u00a0Inspirational! 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