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National Anthem Banned

Posted by Emily Behrend on August 26, 2011 at 4:34pm in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

An Indiana college banned the national anthem, because they think the words are "too violent" I believe that this is a little outrageous. It is the NATIONAL anthem, people! Where is the Americanism in banning that?! Francis Key Scott wrote that way back when and it symbolized that we were a free country, so who cares what the words are saying?! Focus on the message of the song! It would be like Canada banning Oh Canada!! The national anthem is everywhere! At games, at military events, at DC things. What do you think??

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  • 7th ALLYSON:) September 1, 2011 at 9:23am
    I think that is very...odd. Its just not RIGHT!!! Its like not playing it when troops come home or leave. AGIAN... ITS NOT RIGHT!!!
  • 2KJERSTEN.(: September 1, 2011 at 9:21am
    wow! thats not even right...you shouldnt be allowed to ban the national anthem!! why?? its not even that violet and they banned it in a college?? i think them people are old enough to say the natinal anthem.
  • 2ALEX! September 1, 2011 at 9:15am
    not right. you can't just ban America's National Anthem.
  • 2Josh September 1, 2011 at 9:11am
    The congress should have a little talk with that college. I think they'll eventually unbanned the National Anthem because it's pretty much like law to here the National Anthem before a sports event.
  • 0Kendra August 31, 2011 at 10:23pm
    I don't know if it is illegal, but if it isn't, it should be! It has been a large part of our country for nearly 200 years!! That's even worse than banning the Pledge of Allegiance from schools, but that's another story.
  • 7Lizz August 30, 2011 at 2:14pm
    ....Stupid. The national anthem is a song. I'm sure you could find any sort of meaning in any song, if you wanted to. Why choose to ban a song that honors America? Seriously. It was written a long, long time ago... choose to ban it now? It's not like banning a song is going to kill off any bit of violence that's here in our country. Now, I'm not saying get rid of violent video games... but they're going to have a heck of a time trying to get rid of any smidgen of violence... seeing as how our country is full of it. We're at war. We have war based video games. We have shootings and things like that all over. It happens. --Anyway, it's stupid that they're banning the National Anthem.
  • 7JordanV August 30, 2011 at 2:08pm
    I am very surprised by this. How could a college ban the most important song in our country? I really don't understand how they thought the words were too violent. It's our nations song and we sing it to honor the people who fought and are still fighting for our freedom.
  • 7steven August 30, 2011 at 1:55pm
    wow thats crazy i dont think that the national anthem is violent at all like you said its the NATION ANTHEM!!!
  • 3Taylor August 30, 2011 at 11:47am
    How are the words too violent for them and is there really a way to like replace them for sporting events and things?
  • 4Broc August 30, 2011 at 11:22am
    you can't serious banning the national anthem bceause its lyrics are to violent? wow I didn't know "bombs bursting in air" was to violent this is pethtic
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