“ 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” (“Pledge”). American students should identify this as the Pledge of Allegiance. In fact‚ one might explain that at the beginning of every school morning they recite the pledge. Students are not required to say the pledge‚ but are given the opportunity to do so. The every day recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
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forbids the government from favoring one religion‚ yet students are supposed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning‚ which includes the phrase‚ “under God”. In the Constitution‚ James Madison wrote that the government shall in no way break the barrier between church and state. This means that religion has no place in politics‚ or anything government related. Therefore‚ the phrase “under God” in the pledge should be omitted because it is unconstitutional‚ challenges the rights of atheists and
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Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet John 13 (The Message) 1-2 Just before the Passover Feast‚ Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved his dear companions‚ he continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas‚ son of Simon the Iscariot‚ firmly in his grip‚ all set for the betrayal. 3-6 Jesus knew that the Father had put him in complete charge of everything‚ that he came from God and was on his way back to God
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Fatima Meeting Santiago- When I first met Santiago‚ there was something about him. I could not explain it then‚ and I doubt I ever will be able to. His eyes entrapped me‚ and he looked so gentle and sincere I could not help but smile! The way he looked at me was unlike anything else‚ it was almost as if he looked into my soul. We understood what the other was thinking without speaking any words. It was what the strange old man‚ the Alchemist was always talking about‚ the language of the world
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Liberty Theological Seminary Written Assignment 2: Selecting a Disciple-Maker’s Message A Paper Submitted to Dr. Bob XXXXX In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Discipleship Ministries DSMN500 By XXXXX 6 Sept 2012 Introduction There are many well-meaning‚ devout‚ knowledgeable Christians who well never intentionally build even one world-impacting‚ world visionary‚ reproducing disciple. This is because they will never seriously pursue a systematic curriculum
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The Pledge of Allegiance was created as a patriotic vow for the citizens of the United States. It states‚ “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.” This means a lot to many people and is true to some hearts. But‚ as history has shown‚ many feels‚ the words in the recitation are not true and not worthy of repeating. Many people believe‚ although this country was
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“I pledge of 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.” Every American citizen that has ever go to an American school‚ has pledge their allegiance to this Nation‚ some may say it just “because they have to‚” while others (myself included) proclaim their allegiance proudly and boldly. Why did I start off with The Pledge‚ we all know The Pledge? Well yes we all know the words
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SELECTING A DISCIPLE-MAKER’S MESSAGE Introduction Message selection‚ for the disciple-maker‚ is an all-important endeavor. Effective disciple making does not just simply happen. Happenstance cannot be and should not be the modus operandi of one who desires to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. People are fragile and the Gospel is powerful. God has entrusted his fragile people with a powerful Gospel message. As people who have been entrusted with such a powerful Gospel‚ we should
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after all these years‚ we have to stop or give someone the right not to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school. The flag to me represents everything we have fought for as a nation. The flag is the American spirit which has given us our freedom and also the right to freedom of speech‚ the first amendment. On September 18th 1892‚ the Pledge of allegiance was published for the first time in a magazine‚ called “ The Youth’s Companion
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The legal side of the pledge of allegiance‚ it has been brought up to the supreme court more then one separate occasion. “The state’s Supreme Judicial Court is currently weighing an atheist couple’s argument that the words “under God” be struck from the Pledge of Allegiance‚ because they claim the phrase is exclusionary to atheist children like theirs” (Let’s End the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools). Again‚ going back to the history‚ the original version of the pledge of allegiance had no stating
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