Good News & Bad News

Two weeks ago, Fargo, North Dakota, made headlines when the city’s school board voted 7-to-2 to ban the Pledge of Allegiance at school board meetings because the phrase “under God” was exclusionary. How so? Because it clearly referred to the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible and, therefore, “didn't align with the school board's diversity, equity and inclusion values.”

There are those progressive buzzwords again – “diversity, equity and inclusion.” That’s code for critical race theory. This is another indication of just how extreme and divisive critical race theory truly is.

When the news broke, there was an overwhelming public backlash. At a special board meeting Thursday night, the Fargo school board voted 8-to-1 to reverse course and to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance.

So, that’s good news.

But what in the world happened in Fargo in the first place? Why was there even a vote to abandon the Pledge at all? Fargo is not San Francisco.

The bad news is that radical leftists, who thought it was a bad idea to have God in the Pledge, somehow got control of the school board in Fargo, North Dakota!

Sadly, the lone vote to still ban the Pledge Thursday night was cast by Board Member Nyamal Dei, who happens to be a Sudanese refugee. 

Previously in America’s history, people who came here escaping tyranny often became some of our best patriots. That’s usually still true when immigrants and refugees are coming from places like Cuba and Venezuela. 

But, sadly, some immigrants coming to America today are being indoctrinated by the left’s woke ideology. They end up hating America, and join with those who are trying to “fundamentally transform” the nation. 

One example of this is Ilhan Omar, who came to America from a Somalian refugee camp. She spends all her time bashing America and our military.

If Ms. Dei was still in Sudan, her life would be miserable. But she comes to this country and tries to get rid of the one unifying thing that has made us the exact opposite of her native country, and that’s the idea that our liberty comes from God, yes, the God of the Bible.

Here’s something to consider: The American revolution was a pro-God of the Bible revolution. That’s what made it decidedly different in its outcome from the French revolution, which was an anti-God revolution, and the Russian revolution, which was also an anti-God revolution.

With the November elections fast approaching, this is a good time to ask your local school board members whether the words “under God” violate their “diversity, equity and inclusion policy.” The results may surprise you.