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Originally Posted by Fusebox
So history is an excuse to allow things to keep going today, just because that's the way it once was?
There is a growing movement in Ireland to change the lyrics of their anthem, mostly because it is extremely militant in nature and encourages people to kill their British overlords. Is this acceptable purely on the basis of what was going on in Ireland at the time the anthem was established?
History should not always be held in such high regard. When Canada first came to be, women were not allowed the right to vote. Would you consider that acceptable today purely on the basis that way back when, when people got together to put this country together, women weren't considered equal?
I realise that you may feel I am blowing this out of proportion, and you are correct in thinking that a small lyric like the reference to god or the line about "son's command" is not anywhere near as big an injustice as denying women and native Canadians the right to vote. However, it is an issue that bugs me. I don't believe in this god character, and I wouldn't want my children to feel pressured into singing his praises and asking him to keep their country glorious and free for fear of appearing unpatriotic.
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You don't seem to grasp one key factor, actual impact. Words on a bill do not impact you. The right of over half the population to vote does. Even mentioning them in the same breath is absurd.
You've chosen to be offended. You've chosen to make an issue. You could very well have felt no impact, beyond of course having to actually talk to your kids about why God is on a piece of paper.