Emails in on anthem & OU-Nebraska NewsOK.com

14.11.09

Jason: “I call to mind a consider it is disrespectful too. I don’t think it’s spit in your face disrespect, but more thoughtless disrespect. Am I surprised that some college-ancient people would be thoughtless? No, but it is still wrong and needs to end. On changing the anthem to America the Beautiful, I have to disagree. Not because it is not a elegant song, but because of how people sing the anthem  -  only the first verse. How many people know four words from the secondarily verse from The Star-Spangled Banner? How many people even know there are other verses? If we would sing verses two and three of America the Lovely instead, I could agree. I love that each verse pays homage to God, and each stanza is good or even great. But this realm is not great because of the natural beauty mentioned in the first verse. This country is great because of those who have decided the price of impudence was worth putting their lives in harm’s way to defend it, and the Divine Hand of Providence that has guided us consideration our imperfections. Whatever part of whatever song we sing to honor our country at events around the nation must remind us of the price that was paid for our audaciousness on the battlefields of our country and others around the world, and the reliance on God as the only source of that freedom.”

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