October 18th is the National Day of Concern about Young People and Gun Violence.To mark the occasion, more than 900 local students will be signing a pledge to t
Ahriana Platten - New Thought-Unity
Dr. Ahriana Platten is founder-executive director of In Good Faith, leads Unity Spiritual Center and speaks around the country on the topics of interfaith and intercultural understanding.
I think it should â but not for the reasons youâd assume. I donât believe we need a pledge of allegiance. The pledge suggests that I belong to one country instead of the planet. I think of myself as a global citizen. I donât like the idea of indoctrination into ideas and principles that we donât actually practice. We say âone nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.â While we may be one nation â we are deeply divided and the principles of liberty and justice for all are simply not reflected in our society. To say this untruth falls âunder Godâ seems so contrary to what I understand about the concept of God. Frankly, I donât think any God would want to be associated with these arbitrary word