# God Bless America is not the fucking national anthem! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 7, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856 "2011-10-07T02:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856/281 "2012-07-06T22:07:12Z")
> [@monavis](#): > > Thank you for the correction, that is what this site is about …getting rid of ignorance. Is that a whoosh, or do you not know they are the same song? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856/282 "2012-07-07T00:54:58Z")
[In response to the OP] No, it’s not-that honor belongs to “[Afternoon Delight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGRdX5sUAs)”, by the Starland Vocal Band. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856/283 "2012-07-07T04:52:37Z")
> [@monavis](#): > > Is that God save the Queen? God Shave the Queen ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856/284 "2012-07-07T12:29:19Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s a request for God to _continue_ blessing America. The phrase “God bless” has carried this meaning for a while, really. It’s why you say Bless you when you sneeze–it’s not as if you’re saying God wasn’t blessing you before. > > The implication is that, if not for God continuing the blessing, it would stop.It’s therefore more akin to the child asking the father to feed him again after he’s been fed, something that happens often. How does one tell if it is a blessing from God or just good luck for some? Since I am just a parent who tried to do the best for my children, They seemed to trust that I would give them anything that was for their good, and not give them anything that would bring them, or another harm. I guess that is why I just trust if there is a supreme being who knows more than I do, that all will be taken care of, If I just do my best to make life as good as I can for my children,grandchildren, and grreat grandchildren. I can’t imagine a good father that knows all things would need to be told what a child needs, or what should be held back. I don’t say God Bless you, The wording to me is meaningless, sounds more like a command,and often wondered if it is telling God to Bless himself! My children never had to beg me to feed them. Knowing I did not know their wants that was a different thing,but what I knew was good for their benefit I tried to give what I believed was for their good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-is-not-the-fucking-national-anthem/598856.md?page=14)