July 4, 2005
Happy Fourth of July!!!
I like fireworks. I like barbecues. I like to see the Englisch lose.
Not too keen on Freemasons and various French Endarkenment ideas though.
Hmmm.
Since it could have been worse: we could have had an idiot skinhead lawyer like Mohandas K. Ghandi leading our independence movement, then I will say that I am all in favor of the Fourth.
Now, since we have determinde that independence can be worthwhile, will someone please scrap that "indivisible" crap from the Pledge? Or howzabout the whole Pledge? Don Jim Tucker has a great commentary on that. I agree, this is idolatry, pure and simple. I don't say it. Period. "Under God" is the only part that is not objectionable.
Indivisible. That is supposed to mean that the Great State of California is forever attached to West Virginia? No thanks. Although if someone were to chain our Senators up to theirs and toss the lot of them in the sea, well, maybe we could talk.
Here is a much better Pledge:
I pledge allegience to God,
His Holy, Apostolic and Catholic Church,
And His Vicar, the Bishop of Rome,
And promise to serve Him faithfully.
Insofar as any civic government
Adheres to this goal and provides for the authentic common good,
I will uphold and defend it
In accordance with the teachings of the Magisterium.
This is a good one, as it can be said by people of all nations.
As I always say, a bit of Catholic Triumphalism never hurt anyone, unless they deserved it anyway.
Eat grilled meat!
Blow things up!
Listen to Sousa!