Thread: NBC and the "Pledge of Allegiance"

It's so cute that christians (mainly) get pissed off over NBC not mentioning god

Originally Posted by Cyac

It's so cute that christians (mainly) get pissed off over NBC not mentioning god

Whats sad is you don't. It shows disrespect to the country.

Originally Posted by Cyac

It's so cute that christians (mainly) get pissed off over NBC not mentioning god

I don't think so. It don't know if anyone asked the thousands of calls pouring into the NBC switchboard were Christian so how can you say that?

Although I am a Christian I would prefer "under God" removed from the pledge just to stop the fighting.

But, it is the legally approved version and a multinational corporation has no right to arbitrarily change it...

Originally Posted by jpn

If we are judging nations on how closely they adhere to the Christian ideal, then I'd say the nations who do the best job reducing poverty and in general taking care of their least advantaged population are the most "Christian."

And among the developed nations of the world, that sure isn't the United States. Denmark, the Neatherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and others do a far better job of providing a web of support for the needy, whereas the United States is far more concerned with supporting the rich and powerful--the opposite of what Jesus preached.

Amen! Preach it Brother!

Originally Posted by FearandLoathing

But, it is the legally approved version and a multinational corporation has no right to arbitrarily change it...

Actually, NBC didn't break any laws, and they had every right to change it if they wanted to. They only violated the US Flag Code, which isn't any kind of punishable offense.

Originally Posted by thanatos144

Whats sad is you don't. It shows disrespect to the country.

How do you equate not mentioning god to showing disrespect to the country?

Originally Posted by Jefe

Actually, NBC didn't break any laws, and they had every right to change it if they wanted to. They only violated the US Flag Code, which isn't any kind of punishable offense.

But they will likely suffer in the pocketbook big time...the PGA of America (easily confusable with the PGA, but its muddling as to who appropriates the televeision coverage rights and who doesn't), is already indicating that NBC's contract with expires at the end of next year will not be renewed further and the 2010 addition of ESPN will continue concurrently with CBS. And NBC is the only netowrk that shows 4 full days of golf per major and yet the PGA still want to dump them. This one is just last in the line of extremely costly mistakes by NBC.

Originally Posted by Slon

How do you equate not mentioning god to showing disrespect to the country?

If you dont understand it you never will.

Originally Posted by thanatos144

If you dont understand it you never will.

Is that your foolproof defense? If someone asks something, just say they don't understand because they didn't agree with you outright?

Originally Posted by FearandLoathing

Call me a braggart but you can add Canada to that list. However if you were to ever actually SAY Canada was a Christian nation you'd get a hockey puck in the mouth then an apology.

I swear, I gotta move there...

I wonder why Tim Tibow never displayed Luke 12:34 in his eyeblack? Or Matthew 19:21?

Or for trotting one's religion about in public, Matthew 5?

The Christians I admire are those who I don't even know are Christians. The ones I despise are those who act like they've never given one moment's thought to Jesus's message yet are forever brandishing his name as if they own him.

Originally Posted by jpn

I wonder why Tim Tibow never displayed Luke 12:34 in his eyeblack? Or Matthew 19:21?

Or for trotting one's religion about in public, Matthew 5?

The Christians I admire are those who I don't even know are Christians. The ones I despise are those who act like they've never given one moment's thought to Jesus's message yet are forever brandishing his name as if they own him.

how dare a person show they belive in god, dont they know that they are only supposed to pray in small cells in the dark where know one knows about it. or it is only christians that are not allowed to show their faith in publc?

Originally Posted by Unique POV

Amen! Preach it Brother!

I can't stop myself! I feel the righteous power of The Lawerd possessing my keyboard!

I'm not doing it for myself! I'm doing this for you, my brothers!

Amen! Hallelujah!