Friday, September 26, 2008

Oops, she did it again!

from The Christian Century, October 7, 2008 issue:

Century Marks: Homework

Asked what she thought of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said, "If it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me." Palin might be surprised to know that the Pledge was written not by the founding fathers, but in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Christian socialist and Baptist minister, with the intent of pledging support for poor and excluded Americans. And the phrase "under God" wasn't added until 1954 during the cold war with the officially atheistic Soviet Union (eagleforumalaska.blogspot.com and Wikipedia).

2 comments:

Andy said...

OMG - she is SUCH a disaster. She's beginning to make Dan Quayle look smart...okay, maybe not...but you get the point.

Cynthia said...

At least Dan's not so lonely now.