tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post7884349054542904436..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Perspective on the Pledge Book Ready If NeededAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-90816492326409736562008-03-17T18:32:00.000-06:002008-03-17T18:32:00.000-06:00Cryptic LifeI would like to recommend that you tak...<B>Cryptic Life</B><BR/><BR/>I would like to recommend that you take the first post in the series, the one I linked to above, and copy and paste that into your discussion forums to stiumate discussion.<BR/><BR/>Most people will not click through to read the PDF version. This should stimulate more discussion.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-15139866668530575872008-03-17T18:31:00.000-06:002008-03-17T18:31:00.000-06:00RichSorry, I have been developing this idea for a ...<B>Rich</B><BR/><BR/>Sorry, I have been developing this idea for a while and wrote with the assumption that readers would be familiar with it.<BR/><BR/>To see the main argument in its original form, see the first post in which I used it:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2005/12/perspective-on-pledge.html" REL="nofollow">A Perspective on the Pledge</A>Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-66179989367647532602008-03-17T13:32:00.000-06:002008-03-17T13:32:00.000-06:00Incidentally, the Texas Pledge is:" 'Honor the Tex...Incidentally, the Texas Pledge is:<BR/><BR/>" 'Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.'<BR/><BR/>The pledge was again amended by House Bill 1034 during the 80th Legislature with the addition of "one state under God." The revised wording became effective on June 15, 2007."<BR/><BR/>http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/flagpledge.htmlCrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-64452304648784151302008-03-17T13:21:00.000-06:002008-03-17T13:21:00.000-06:00I publicized the book a bit on a forum for teacher...I publicized the book a bit on a forum for teachers, Alonzo -- hope you don't mind.<BR/><BR/>http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?p=583089#post583089CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-71102281551919406872008-03-17T10:06:00.000-06:002008-03-17T10:06:00.000-06:00I would suggest submitting the original Pledge sto...I would suggest submitting the original Pledge story to magazines like American Humanist and Free Inquiry, too. If one of those gets excepted the author description would point out its an excerpt of a book available [wherever].<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm biased since I already think highly of the essay, but were I an editor of one of those magazine I'd be thrilled to publish the Pledge essay.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-10433238728487419152008-03-17T06:18:00.000-06:002008-03-17T06:18:00.000-06:00Wha... Could you not at least give us a clue. I ma...Wha... Could you not at least give us a clue. I may forget to buy your book and then when the 9th gives us the benefit of their wisdom and we hear all the old arguments, I will not have your argument to parry and thrust against the fundies.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388950897346770681noreply@blogger.com