During my recent visit to a food cart vender, I noticed a gentleman wearing a T-shirt that said “God Bless America,” but “America” was crossed out and next to it was the word “World.” It hit me that I am not the only one who had this thought.
Politicians finish their speeches with “God bless America.” I find this idea somewhat contradicting because America is only a small portion of this planet. America is also known as the melting pot due to the different background of its inhabitants. I believe instead we should be saying God bless the Earth or the world.
When people say God bless America it sometimes feels offensive, because it sounds like they are saying God only loves America. God is global and not just in America.
Many may find this offensive but I believe that saying God bless America doesn’t really make you patriotic. It seems as though it creates false validation to do certain things or makes things seem better because God is only in America.
