Changes?

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Yes, on this day, our 144th ‘National Birthday’ in Canada, many of us have sung this, or will be singing this, our National Anthem; which as most are aware, has been under fire, trial, and tribulation over the years, for it’s very words. It has either been certain special interest groups wanting the ‘sexist’ (“…in all thy SONS command…’) words changed to gender neutral wording, or, worse yet, various ‘secularist’ groups (Read: Atheists/Agnostics) wanting the word “God” taken out all together…

Well, Bless their legal and political hearts, even the Canadian Cabinet a few years ago, after 3/4 of the Canadian population responded, decided to just leave it alone; the Canadian National Anthem is fine just the way it is. Great news actually, when most of us realize the gender inclusive wording, does include all, (Mankind = both males & females) and “God” does still have a place today in our society.

Even when sometimes we feel North American society as a whole is on a slippery slope downward in its morals, ideologies and beliefs, at least a poll of 3/4 (75%) of Canadians still want “God” in our cherished, beloved song of National Pride, to be kept in it.

Far be it for me to speak out against the other 1/4 (25%) of Canadians ‘against’ God, or at least the naming of Him, but, one wonders, in 10, 20, 30 years or more, will there be yet another poll taken, and what would those results be?

At least for today, most of us still believe, if even in spoken word only, in a ‘Higher being/power/deity’…How has your belief in Him been lately?

Just…Thoughts…