Dr, Pepper's attempt to explain

I received this e-mail from the public relations department of Dr. Pepper. I am copying it verbatim.

"The information you received is incorrect and is currently circulating the internet as fact when it is actually incorrect and taken out of context.

"Here is the correct chain of events. After the terrible events of Septembe 11, we felt as a small company of 1,300 people, that we needed to somehow show our support for the nation and for all those impacted by the September 11 events. We created a can (only available in a limited area) that had the Statue of Liberty and three words from the Pledge that best described how we felt as a nation. The words we chose were "One Nation...Indivisible". We felt that as a nation we were more united than ever before and that no act of terrorism or war would break our united stance against evil.

"We did not deliberately leave out the words "under God", they were just not the three words we felt symbolized how we felt as a nation. This can design was only produced to be in market for a few months and was out of circulation by about March of this year. Our intent was never to offend anyone, it was to communicate our support for the nation.

"We hope this puts the situation into some perspective. Let us know if you need more information. We would appreciate you sharing this information with any friends who have also been sent misinformation about our intent.

"Consumer Relations
"Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.


Well, that is their official explanation. I don't buy it. Do you?

Unless I see a can with all the words to the pledge except Under God, I'll buy it. not much else I can do. At least they are responding to it, and not just shutting up.

I do.
Besides, wasnt there a magazine, newsweek? times?, that had the same slogan? "one nation..indivisible" means exactly that. we are undivided..we'll stand as one. unfortunately, it doesnt seem to take much to split our nation anymore.
jen

If they had put "under God", sure as shootin', someone would have raised a stink about it, at a time when we really needed to be "indivisible" no matter how we worshipped. This country was founded as much to have freedom from religion as freedom of religion. It's a highly personal thing, affecting only the one choosing, and is being beaten to death in much the same manner as was the same issue before United States of America existed. Although most of us like to think of ourselves as "religious", and in some communities it's almost a mandate for acceptance, it isn't the American way to force it on someone who believes otherwise. Sometimes, I feel the ones who continually begin and end every sentence with a reference to their faith are trying so hard, it's as if they are afraid someone won't think they are "good". Enough, already! If you believe, great, if you don't, it's your personal call. But when every product and service must carry the name of one deity, we risk losing the very individual choice our forefathers were determined would be a basic right in the country for which they shed blood. Maybe it would be best to remember to keep it separate and private, as is advised in the Bible most Christians believe they are following.

that's not the point. the point is that the original post said that the entire pledge was on there, except for the words Under God. Except in CA, the pledge of allegiance to the American flag includes these words. If they had made the can where it had all the words to the pledge except Under God, I would most certainly have a problem with it. That's catering to the small loud minority in this country. I don't have a problem if they simply put 'One Nation....Indivisible" that's not the entire pledge and that phrase doesn't offend me.
and the Bible doesn't say keep them seperate as far as I've read. and it certainly doesn't say keep your faith private.

The book of St. Matthew directs the faithful thusly: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. In other words, it is a private matter between the deity and the subject. I believe the scene with the money changers in the temple could well be interpreted to mean it wasn't altogether acceptable to conduct business in a house of prayer, therefore it should be kept separate. In other scriptures, it is said that if a follower goes into a city and isn't well received, he should depart, shaking the dust from his feet. Nowhere in the reading I have done have I seen anything to indicate the believer should hang around and pester the unwelcoming one until he accepts the unaccepted doctrine. Which is to say, again, it is a private matter, and should be "celebrated" in a group of people who hold similar beliefs.

My computer froze before I finished this, so I lost my train of thought, end of sermon.

still missing the point of the original post in this thread. Once again Christians are being told to just keep quiet and let the rest of the world live in peace and quiet. This country was founded on Christian beliefs by Christian men. no one told them to keep it quiet.
I won't discuss this anymore if anyone is looking to keep it going, I'm going out of town tomorrow, praise God!!!

There's only so much space on a can. I just took it that "One Nation...Indivisible" had a lot packed into that ellipses between Nation and Indivisible. Kind of like the dash that goes between a person's birth year and death year -- there's a lot packed into that dash.

Well put, Kimberly!! Jo

I received the same email from Dr Pepper and I have accepted it.

I don't believe that anyone in this contury is forcing anyone to accept anything. The National Athem was written long ago and accept by our fore father's so I don't see any reason to change it now. As for the bible you can find just as many passages in it that say go forth and preach the word of God. I don't think that we should be bring the bible into our conversation because that is not what this thread is about.

This message was edited Friday, Jul 19th 7:43 PM