will, man, i am mighty mighty mighty impressed. keep on keepin' on. please know how brave you are. please know how insightful you are. please know sometimes it's hard to be brave.
Ten-year-old refuses to recite pledge until gays allowed to marry
Ten-year-old Will Phillips may have just become the new cause célèbre of the gay rights movement.
It all started when he refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance in a West Fork, Arkansas elementary school.
Speaking to CNN's John Roberts on Monday, Will said he remained seated four straight days while his classmates repeated the words, "with liberty and justice for all."
"I was analyzing the meanings of it, because I want to be a lawyer," he said. "... There isn't really liberty and justice for all. There's ... Gays and lesbians can't marry. There's still a lot of racism and sexism in the world. Yeah."
Eventually, the substitute teacher started giving Will "grief" over his refusal to repeat the words. "What did you say to that teacher?" Roberts asked..........
here's one of the comments from the cnn posting
it's from a 'jeff127'
.....This is the epitome of what is wrong with America. A 10 year old gets national coverage for being disrespectful to our flag. For disrespecting the memories of all those who have died for it. Who decided that he should be heard. Oh nevermind, this is CNN. I doubt my comment will get posted anyway. There is a review process unlike at FOX.......
no jeff this is NOT what is wrong with america. what's wrong with america is YOU VALUE A PIECE OF FABRIC ABOVE SOMEONE'S RIGHTS AND SOMEONE'S LIFE. sure, the flag is a SYMBOL of our country and all those who have gone before us. sure it should be honored BUT NOT MORE THAN SOMEONE'S ACTUAL LIFE. some have died defending our country. some have died defending ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES.
what's wrong with our country is not a brave ten year old boy who understands NOT EVERYONE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE really IS free and really DOES have all the liberties and justices everyone else has (if you're gay or a woman or non-white christian). jeff what's wrong with our country is close minded people just like you who spew patriotism but wouldn't know liberty and justice FOR ALL if it bit you on the arse
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Saw this story all over the place this morning. Good stuff. Great kid.
Your reply to jeff was spot on as well.
thanks lemmy and i'd be proud if will was my son
Remember that part in Exodus where Moses is telling Aaron that the people have to understand G*d as a concept, not as a thing, and Aaron, grandaddy of all ad men, tells him the people will never get the concept, you have to give them the thing?
Okay, the republic is the concept. The flag is the thing. Which puts the flag on par with the golden calf, and look what happened with that. So enough with the idolatrous flag-worshipping already. God hates flags.
oh my goddess stray. if you're not a writer you sure as shite should start immediately. that's wicked wicked wicked clever
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