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11. That's a good point

Sun Feb 3, 2019, 10:50 AM

Feb 2019

The first verse only has one reference to God

O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

Which is pretty simple and not particularly hyper-religious.

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What should be the national anthem of the United States? [View all] NurseJackie Feb 2019 OP

People tend to forget that AMERiCA THE BEAUTIFUL references God... brooklynite Feb 2019 #1

Go with the first verse only treestar Feb 2019 #4

"America" - My Country 'Tis of Thee MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #8

That's a good point treestar Feb 2019 #11

i always thought this should be the anthem orleans Feb 2019 #33

Yes, like other anthems it treestar Feb 2019 #35

Agree. It can not have God in it. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #57

I'll vote for Battle Hymn of the Republic despite it's excessive religiosity. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #2

Wanted to vote for Mcarthur Park but Srkdqltr Feb 2019 #3

LOL treestar Feb 2019 #5

until Trump leaves office-- Highway to Hell crazycatlady Feb 2019 #6

+1 treestar Feb 2019 #12

Yup Doreen Feb 2019 #28

Write something new Bayard Feb 2019 #7

That's a good idea treestar Feb 2019 #37

O-M-G!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #38

Someone would hate it, that's for sure. treestar Feb 2019 #40

"It would have 29 verses to accommodate every interest group." MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #43

Wouldn't have to have 29 verses.... Bayard Feb 2019 #55

"You've Got A Friend", James Taylor. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #9

"This Land is Your Land" is often suggested... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #10

This Land is Your Land is my choice n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #42

Mine as well Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #54

My choice too. LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #71

That used to be my choice but Raine Feb 2019 #76

i was going to answer "this land is your land" rampartc Feb 2019 #78

You're mistaken PJMcK Feb 2019 #79

Count not the day lost. Thanks. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #82

No sweat PJMcK Feb 2019 #84

... Cirque du So-What Feb 2019 #13

That's it! rownesheck Feb 2019 #22

America, fuck yeah! oldlibdem Feb 2019 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author FakeNoose Feb 2019 #14

This Land is Your Land JenniferJuniper Feb 2019 #15

Yes. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #20

Another vote for "This Land Is Your Land" , the most egregious omission from the poll Fiendish Thingy Feb 2019 #30

...and another vote for "This Land is Your Land" SeattleVet Feb 2019 #59

American Music. johnp3907 Feb 2019 #16

The End by the Doors. shockey80 Feb 2019 #17

Why is "Hammer-Smashed Face" never an option? Codeine Feb 2019 #18

You know, I was thiiiiis close. But decided against it at the last minute. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #19

Holmes, you gotta include the vid so everyone can make an informed decision ProudLib72 Feb 2019 #60

Ya gotta admit, a stadium full of drunken Codeine Feb 2019 #62

It would have to be the radio Disney version. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2019 #77

I really like God Bless America but I'm an atheist. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #21

One of the verses of the Star Spangled Banner says "in God is our Trust". Goodheart Feb 2019 #25

Well, after stumpy declares his state of "emergency" Sinistrous Feb 2019 #23

I used to be in the "America the Beautiful" camp, but I have changed my mind. Goodheart Feb 2019 #24

Walk This Way jberryhill Feb 2019 #26

Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Hole In The Bucket" democratisphere Feb 2019 #27

You forgot the best option... Joe941 Feb 2019 #29

It certainly is a majestic anthem. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #31

I prefer this one DBoon Feb 2019 #36

Yikes! So much blood! Bloody banners? Slitting throats? Impure blood watering the fields? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #45

Maybe Howard Shultz would get the message then DBoon Feb 2019 #46

Pink Floyd's Money lindysalsagal Feb 2019 #32

It's a hit! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #34

That was my first thought BigMin28 Feb 2019 #65

I kind of like our Star Spangled Banner zeusdogmom Feb 2019 #39

I admire your spirit! But clearly, these people shouldn't have tried. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #41

Oh that was good for a laugh zeusdogmom Feb 2019 #47

Nobody did it better than Robert Merrill Poiuyt Feb 2019 #67

Yes indeed zeusdogmom Feb 2019 #70

"American Idiot" liberaltrucker Feb 2019 #44

Perfect! LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #72

John Lennon's "Imagine" Cyrano Feb 2019 #48

Nice! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #50

"Holiday," by Green Day Efilroft Sul Feb 2019 #49

America, the Beautiful - the Ray Charles version! BN1914 Feb 2019 #51

Yes! roamer65 Feb 2019 #64

Oh, yeah!!! MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #66

America, the Beautiful Lucid Dreamer Feb 2019 #73

Dylan-Times are a Changin randr Feb 2019 #52

Some suggestions struggle4progress Feb 2019 #53

"Look for the union label" McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #58

Here about 0:40 DFW Feb 2019 #74

Maybe this one? ProudLib72 Feb 2019 #61

I'm a Marylander by birth so... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2019 #63

American Idiot by Green Day...seems appropriate given who the current president got his job... Volaris Feb 2019 #68

Liberty Bell March (I'm sure someone could come up with lyrics!) NurseJackie Feb 2019 #69

These days, I think we could use something with a message more like this DFW Feb 2019 #75

There are two problems with the Star Spangled Banner PJMcK Feb 2019 #80

I picked America the Beautiful, but I would like to nominate "This Land is Your Land" Sancho Feb 2019 #81

"Help!" Vinca Feb 2019 #83

... betsuni Feb 2019 #85

++ good one & I know this is a cool Motown classic but I thought of the money theme too from 90s lunasun Feb 2019 #90

And: betsuni Feb 2019 #86

Last time I saw this at the Kennedy Center... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #87

And this one. betsuni Feb 2019 #88

... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #89