Thursday, April 19, 2018

My Pledge of Allegiance

Alternative Pledge
Stephen Marshall 5/2/2018


I pledge myself to the vision of our planet, Earth, without war,
blessed by clean air and water,
and healthy habitats for all creatures,
And to the healthy Nature from which comes all that we know,
have, share, and celebrate;
Stewarded by one human family,
guided by sincere reverence for life, and respect for all,
Made possible by sharing
Our solitary Planet,
Our only home,
With liberty, justice, and dignity for all.


April 27, 2018
There is in my life one routine event, where to participate, because I do not wish that to be the moment of my protest, and because I want those around me to feel respected, I stand and listen, but do not join the recitation, despondent that I am called to make this flag my God, to pledge my whole self and my body to its protection, when what I want is my entire world at peace, and this pledge envisions safety only for the republic for which it stands. I do not bring my highest loyalty to this flag, or the principles for which it stands, though I love them, because my highest loyalty is to an Earth that is healthy, whole and safe for life. Thus, 


I pledge myself to the vision of our planet, Earth, without war,
blessed by clean air and water, and healthy habitats for all creatures,
And to the healthy Nature from which comes all that we know, have, share, and celebrate;
Stewarded by one humanity, guided by sincere reverence for life, and by respect for each other,
Made possible in no way except through sharing,
On this our solitary Planet, our only home,
With liberty, justice, and dignity for all.

April 24, 2018
I pledge allegiance to the Principle of a flourishing planet, Earth,
And to the healthy Nature from which comes all that we know, have, share, and celebrate;
One solitary Planet, in the stewardship of one humanity,
Guided by sincere reverence for life, and respect for each other,
With liberty, justice, and dignity for all.

April 22, 2018
I pledge allegiance to the Principle of a flourishing planet, Earth,
And to the healthy Nature from which comes all that we know, have, share, and celebrate;
One solitary Planet, in the stewardship of one humanity,
Guided by sincere reverence for life, and respect for each other,
With liberty, justice, and dignity for all.


April 19, 2018
I Pledge Allegiance to our Planet, upon which all of my kin dwell,
To the Health of the Nature by which Earth gives us all that we know, have and share,
To the duty to protect, heal and care for that Earth,
To the unity of humanity and life, in a shared struggle to live in Peace and in Health,
With respect for each other and every living thing, and
To the safety, dignity and self-determination of all peoples and creatures across this tawny, green and blue gem, our home.



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