Dedicating our meetings David Zokaites March 21, 2017

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Dedicating our meetings David Zokaites March 21, 2017

Current practice Open council meetings with 1) Prayer to Christian God 2) Pledge of Allegiance

Separation of church and state Is prayer OK at a government meeting? What does our Constitution say? 1st Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” Prayer is not excluded, must be OK

What about the pledge? “Pledge allegiance to the flag … and to the republic” Loyalty to people better than loyalty to objects Group loyalty helps hold people together Need loyalty to self; integrity Need loyalty to group and individuals

Social context “One nation under God” Leaders invoke God while being ungodly Leadership sometimes based on greed, corruption, deceit, war An affront to my integrity One nation under $

The common good Pledge says “with liberty and justice for all” A lofty goal Again, not true enough for me to espouse Not the current goal of our government Large crimes protected, small crimes prosecuted

Why a prayer & a pledge? Maybe we should merge Invocation + pledge → dedication Keep all 3?

Connect, resolve, plan We always need a good plan Understanding, analysis, insight → plan

First 3 meetings when I'm mayor 1) I write first dedication Absolute integrity; grounded aspirations Loyalty, truth, justice, compassion, ... 2) My friend/atheist/daughter is next 3) A Muslim Open inclusive government

Next 8 months Duty, honor allocated to the officiating councilor Dedication? Prayer & pledge? All 3? Who provides dedication? Councilor? Family member? Guest speaker? Councilor decides Again, open inclusive government

Enjoy beauty, keep dreaming :-)