text: All this stuff about god and patriotism is over done. Back in the 50's, the "fundamentalists" in the Congress added to the Pledge, the words "..under god..".  Similarly, sports games around the country have adopted the national anthem before each game. We ought to dis-entangle religion from our lives and politics, and the same goes for overdone patriotism at games. Why is a game "patriotic"? Patriotic is when we pay our taxes, when we grieve for our dead, when we help the living. Patriotism is not a game, it is not putting a flag on our chests. A lot of baloney is coming out of Washington DC these days, lets see some of that baloney get to Puerto Rico where 3.5 million Americans are in extreme suffering and all Washington DC can seem to do is blather about god and patriotism. Real Christians and Patriots would be hand carrying relief packages to the PR.