Ethics

Florida School Grinds Its Religious Axe

By Ed Brayton

Here's an incredible case out of Florida, where parents are challenging the school for having students sing a ridiculous country song called In God We Still Trust, by Diamond Rio. This song is nothing more than a religious right hymn to the Christian Nation myth, with lyrics like this:

And when we pledge allegiance; There's no doubt where we stand; There's no separation; We're one nation under him.... Now there are those among us; Who want to push him out And erase his name from everything; This country's all about.... Now it's time for all believers; To make our voices heard...

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).