with liberty & justice for all.

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"'Godless' billboards popping up across North Carolina CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Some billboards that are popping up in Charlotte and across North Carolina are giving some drivers reason to pause. We found one of the billboards over the Billy Graham Parkway in west Charlotte. It shows an American flag with the words "One Nation Indivisible" superimposed. The billboard campaign has just started and will appear in other locations across the state prior to the July 4th holiday. The message appears seemingly harmless until one realizes the words "under God" have been purposely omitted. The billboards will remain up for four weeks in several cities including Asheville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington and Winston-Salem. The billboard campaign, which costs $15,000, is sponsored by the North Carolina Secular Association. According to a statement issued by the group, most of the money used to pay for the campaign came from an organization called FreeThoughtAction whose mission is to "encourage the continuing growth, open engagement, and public acceptance of a freethought community in American society." NCSA founder Joseph McDaniel Stewart said the campaign "is designed to bring nontheists and theists together as patriots in a shared society." When the words 'under God' were added to the Pledge of Allegiance between 'one nation' and 'indivisible,' Stewart claims, "They made a lie out of both those ideals because you can't have an indivisible nation if you draw a line between the godly and godless. We all belong here." Another member group of the NCSA which contributed to the billboard campaign is Charlotte Atheists & Agnostics. William Warren, who is a member of the Charlotte group, says the billboards hits home in North Carolina. "The North Carolina Constitution declares that one must believe in God to hold public office and even though this requirement is unenforceable because it violates the U.S. Constitution, it's still on the books," Warren said. "Think how people would react if the state constitution required that office holders be white and male." One of the three largest billboard companies in the state, however, refused to display the billboards citing that it was 'too controversial.' "This just goes to show how real our concerns are and how necessary our message is," Stewart said."

6/22/2010 3:47:45 PM

One nation, under Allah

6/22/2010 3:48:19 PM

One Nation, under the FSM,

6/22/2010 3:49:33 PM

I'm not sure that teacher knows exactly where her heart is.

6/22/2010 3:50:55 PM

I think that's how we learned it in school. (NJ)

6/22/2010 3:51:05 PM

Real Americans don't take loyalty oaths.

6/22/2010 3:52:21 PM

Unless we think they're Commies

6/22/2010 3:54:03 PM

Well, yeah, obviously you make the commies say it. I'm talking about the white but not too white real Americans.

6/22/2010 3:55:25 PM

So Caspar would have to take an oath?

6/22/2010 3:58:02 PM

I like how the message is 'seemingly harmless' until they realize that 'under god' wasn't in there

lets get that shit off of our money too

6/22/2010 4:01:38 PM

http://ncsecular.org/ (**bookmarked**)

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"We are a coalition of secular, humanist, nontheist, and skeptic groups across North Carolina who have come together to bring you a patriotic message; we are "one nation indivisible." We are your friends and family, your neighbors and co-workers. Whether you are religious or not we ask you to help end official discrimination and personal prejudice against your secular neighbors because of what we believe... or don't believe. The inspiring words "one nation indivisible" is the way the original Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892. It defined the nation as a melting pot to which people from all backgrounds and beliefs could contribute. No American was excluded in that statement. When the phrase "under God" was inserted into the Pledge in 1954, it was a direct and deliberate insult to all Americans who do not believe in a monotheistic God and all Americans who believe in the founding ideals of this country not to establish religion. It is ironic -- and sad -- that the words "under God" were used to divide the indivisible. Two years later, in 1956, Congress passed an act to adopt a new national motto, this motto would supersede our former de facto national motto, the motto that our founders had given us, the motto that had served this nation well for over 150 years. Instead of the all-inclusive "E Pluribus Unum" -- Latin for "Out of Many, One" -- our new national motto became "In God We Trust," which again excludes anyone that doesn't believe in a monotheistic God. Sadly, North Carolina takes this discrimination further. The North Carolina state constitution bars state office to "any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God." Recently, Christian activists have used this provision to try to question a duly elected Asheville City Councilperson's right to hold office. This is not only close-minded and malicious, it is unconstitutional. (The U.S. Constitution states that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust.") If you are not religious we hope you will join us so we can speak more loudly with one voice. But even if you are religious we hope you will support our effort to end official discrimination by reverting to the original Pledge of Allegiance and U.S. motto and removing laws like the unconstitutional one on North Carolina's books. It's time for all North Carolinians, including those who are religious and nonreligious, to work together to help America live up to those ideals, "one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

6/22/2010 4:03:56 PM

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"The North Carolina Constitution declares that one must believe in God to hold public office"

Tell me more

6/22/2010 4:04:39 PM

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" lets get that shit off of our money too"

Defacing US Currency is a federal offense broski

6/22/2010 4:06:59 PM

Well I'll be

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"Sec. 8. Disqualifications for office. The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God."

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Legislation/constitution/article6.html

6/22/2010 4:07:29 PM

First,

6/22/2010 4:10:24 PM

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"Defacing US Currency is a federal offense broski"

Well arrest me... lol
Back in high school, I blacked-out "in god we trust" on at least 1,000 bills.

6/22/2010 4:12:56 PM

uhhh don't care, as long as they don't try to remove the "under god" part from the official pledge in schools and elsewhere.

6/22/2010 4:13:08 PM

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"Back in high school, I blacked-out "in god we trust" on at least 1,000 bills."

You fuckin would

6/22/2010 4:13:53 PM

^^
uhhhh I'm fairly certain that's one of the goals of these groups.
Why would you want it to remain? Do want to divide the indivisible?

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:17 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 4:14:36 PM

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"uhhh don't care, as long as they don't try to remove the "under god" part from the official pledge in schools and elsewhere."

there is no good reason why they shouldn't take that line out, should never have been tacked on to begin with

6/22/2010 4:22:13 PM

north carolina is goin to the shitter as well i see


UNDER GOD bitches, if you aint gonna use it in its entirety then draft a new Pledge dont fuckin omit nobody's shit

hopefully this is because it is a billboard ad or somethin that isnt actually quoting the pledge

edit: it says NCsecular, if they pay for an ad they have every right to put what they want on it, nvm my previous ranting

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:25 PM. Reason : b]

6/22/2010 4:23:43 PM

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"UNDER GOD bitches, if you aint gonna use it in its entirety then draft a new Pledge dont fuckin omit nobody's shit hopefully this is because it is a billboard ad or somethin that isnt actually quoting the pledge"

Wow. Really?

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""I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge as originally written by Francis Bellamy in 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." - Pledge as it was from 1924 - 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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 since 1954 "

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:26 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 4:26:02 PM

The amount of ignorance about the pledge of allegiance is astounding and shown in this thread.

6/22/2010 4:27:59 PM

Under god? If I remember correctly god is dead. We killed em and stole his wallet. Besides, the words "under god" would look retarded on that billboard.

6/22/2010 4:28:35 PM

i may be a conservative, but i also dont believe in government intervention so ads like this shouldnt be censored

6/22/2010 4:29:06 PM

Wait, you're talking about "One nation, indivisible" being censored?

WHAT?



[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:32 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 4:31:02 PM

if the ad were somehow not allowed to be put up there retard

6/22/2010 4:34:16 PM

^
Well yeah. I'm just not sure why the issue of censoring it even came up...

6/22/2010 4:37:48 PM

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"I'm not sure that teacher knows exactly where her heart is."

Patriotism just gets her hot, she likes to play with her chesticles while saying the pledge

6/22/2010 4:44:36 PM

Fuck, man. You are one of the most insufferable users on this site.

6/22/2010 4:56:56 PM

where does anybody even say the pledge anymore? i thought that got taken out of schools a while ago

6/22/2010 5:07:26 PM

you are mom pledges on her knees to my ball sack

6/22/2010 5:08:45 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/7865949/

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"Agnostic billboard vandalized RALEIGH, N.C. — A billboard with the words "One Nation Indivisible" placed by a coalition of North Carolina atheists and agnostics has been vandalized. WCNC-TV in Charlotte reported the sign on the Billy Graham Parkway in Charlotte that displays an American flag behind the words has been defaced. Investigators think the words "Under God" were added late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Several billboards have been put up by the North Carolina Secular Association as a July Fourth project. The group intentionally left out the words "Under God," which were added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. The group wanted to show nonreligious people are patriotic. Charlotte spokesman William Warren says the group has filed a police report and says the billboard will be replaced. "

6/28/2010 12:56:28 PM

So much for "turn the other cheek," eh?

6/28/2010 12:56:56 PM

i like how the teacher is cupping her boob

6/28/2010 12:58:17 PM

I think it's funny that the people who believe it's wrong to leave off the words "Under God" would resort to vandalism

6/28/2010 12:58:22 PM

I pledge allegiance to the flag that Michael Jackson is a fag. Pepsi Cola burned him up. Now, he's drinking 7-Up.

6/28/2010 12:59:29 PM

^^
Well, some of those people are the same ones who murder doctors and bomb medical clinics.
So....

6/28/2010 1:03:20 PM

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"Well, some of those people are the same ones who murder stop doctors from killing those who cannot defend themselves and bomb medical clinics where they kill babies."

6/28/2010 1:19:37 PM

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"Well, some of those people are the same ones who murder stop doctors from killing those who cannot defend themselves and bomb medical clinics where they kill babies lunatics."

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 1:25 PM. Reason : Say what you really mean, I guess.]

6/28/2010 1:20:46 PM

^
^^
Terrorist sympathizers, in this thread.

6/28/2010 1:23:26 PM

that under God shit wasn't what this country was founded on

it was added in the 1950s

6/28/2010 1:31:06 PM

political asylum in norway looks better everyday..

6/28/2010 1:34:28 PM

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"Terrorist sympathizers, in this thread."

haha...i gotta say, man, if i weren't convinced that you only act this nutty on teh intarwebs because you're bored during the day, i'd really pitty you

6/28/2010 1:40:00 PM

^
lol...
There's nothing "nutty" about calling out terrorist sympathizers.
Bombing abortion clinics falls into the category of domestic terrorism.
Regardless of one's views on abortion, someone who views terrorist bombers as anything other than terrorist bombers, (let alone heroes or something,) is a terrorist sympathizer.

Plain and simple.

6/28/2010 1:46:12 PM

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"There's nothing "nutty" about calling out terrorist sympathizers."

agreed...and had you a clue what you were talking about, i might not think you were such a dumbass

but FroshKiller called them "lunatics" and you called him a "terrorist sympathizer" in response

unless you're dyslexic or retarded, i'm convinced you don't actually understand what a "lunatic" is

Plain and simple.

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM. Reason : .]

6/28/2010 1:48:17 PM

^
Uh....
Do you even check the edit times?
(That's not what he originally said.)

6/28/2010 1:49:19 PM

commies

6/28/2010 1:49:57 PM

this thread needs to be aborted now.

6/28/2010 1:50:04 PM

^^^ PROVE IT

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 1:50 PM. Reason : carats]

6/28/2010 1:50:41 PM