I Pledge...what was that again?

I often wonder how many of our children know the Pledge of Allegiance. It's not said anymore at schools and it's being pulled from some of our sports events and other public forums. It's really sad. And in a not so distant future people will begin to ask "America had a Pledge of Allegiance, what was it?" It will be a trivia question in a game. It's been a long time since I went to school but does it cover it in the History books anymore? My heart aches for our children, how is this country going to be when they begin to run it? What we are doing today effects them and if they are not taught the truth we have only ourselves to blame.

How about you-can you remember the Pledge of Allegiance?
It goes like this:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag, of the United States of America,and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible,With Liberty and Justice for all.

And to take it a step further do you know what the meaning is?

I Pledge Allegiance I Promise to be faithful and true (Promise my loyalty)
to the flag to the emblem that stands for and represents of the United States all 50 states, each of them individual, and individually represented on the flag of America yet formed into a UNION of one Nation and to the Republic And I also pledge my loyalty to the Government that is itself a Republic, a form of government where the PEOPLE are sovereign for which it stands, this government also being represented by the Flag to which I promise loyalty
one Nation under God, These 50 individual states are united as a single Republic under the
Divine providence of God, "our most powerful resource" (according to the words of President Eisenhower) Indivisible, and can not be separated. (This part of the original version of the pledge was written just 50 years after the beginning of the Civil War and demonstrates the unity sought in the years after that divisive period in our history) with Liberty The people of this Nation being afforded the freedom to pursue "life, liberty, and happiness", and Justice And each person entitled to be treated justly, fairly, and according to proper law and principle for All. And these principles afforded to EVERY AMERICAN, regardless of race, religion, color, creed, or any other criteria. Just as the flag represents 50 individual states that can not be divided or separated, this Nation represents millions of people who can not be separated or divided.

19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deut.11:19 (NIV)

Have a safe Memorial Day !