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Originally Posted by TooColdNJ
THE US NATIONAL ANTHEM...is a patriotic song, evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of its people, recognized by our nation's government as the official national song
No nasty comments please!
. I’m against social injustice.
National Anthem as a song that reminds us our pride in our country, thoughts of the men and women of any any race, religion, or ethnicity who fought for our freedoms... patriotism... AMERICA united ...all men created equal... ONE NATION... thankful to be a part of this great Nation.
Should the NFL also include Italian American, Irish American, Polish American, Jewish American.... etc. anthems? It’s about being American. Period. That’s what it’s all about.
We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, so what’s the purpose of adding the black national anthem to the beginning of football games if we are all Americans, and the National Anthem is our Nations anthem, void of any racism?
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1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.