y cant u speak about God in schools or pledge allegaince to the flag?

Answer 1

ask a damnocrat. They call it separation of church and state. Actually they mean separation from church and state.

Answer 2

Okay, here's the scoop:

Our forefathers realized that in order for our country to be able to uphold the ideals they set out to establish, a formal seperation was needed between religious ideals and political processes. This helped to protect the sanctity of religious belief and kept the workings of government relatively unbiased.
Public schools are run by the state, and so by definition, should be kept seperate from religious activity. If people wish to have more of a religious influence in their children's school, private schools and home schooling are always an option.
As for the pledge of allegience, I believe the issue there has been the inclusion of the word God. The words to the pledge of allegience have been changed a few times in history, and was originally written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy. The original pledge goes like this:

I pledge allegience to my flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Personally, I like the original better. It's short, sweet, and to the point. By insisting that children pledge to "one nation under God", we are forcing a religious concept on them. This is the very thing our forefathers were so earnest to get away from when they founded this country. Let's honor their intentions.

Answer 3

American citizens can speak about God or whatever else they believe in because of freedom of religion. Many people, however, don't want anything that is funded by the government to endorse religious beliefs or other allegiances because they believe that the separation of church and state is what makes this country different from so many others that at best favor certain religious beliefs and at worst allow religious beliefs to tyrannize anyone who doesn't embrace them. Yes, some people say its "freedom from religion" but it is not about us not being able to believe what we want or practice any faith we have. It is about freedom from other people's religious beliefs in places where they don't belong.

When you're faith or allegiance to our Nation's flag is strong and unshakable it doesn't really matter if - during the school day - other people aren't talking about it.

Answer 4

Misinterpretation of the 1st amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The intent was to keep the government out of religion. The actual wording is:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;...(reference to freedom of speech, press, and assembly omitted).
Some people believe mention of God in schools is an establishment of religion.

Answer 5

Which god are you going to speak about? The god of christians? Or the allah of muslims? Or the yahweh of jews? Or the various gods of hindus, or buddhists, or the tribal people of Africa... etc etc.. will you also speak of the sphagetti monster god? And if you choose one of these, people of the other faiths will complain and you have to appease each and everyone of them. You better be willing to do that.

Answer 6

Because its separation of Church and State. God and religion don't belong in school, unless you send your kid to a religious school. Everyone wants to be politcally correct and you never know what parent will be offended by what a teacher will say.

Answer 7

You MUST be a teenager, or preteen. Its called the Separation of Church and State. Since public schools are State funded, you can't pray or have church in school. Besides, that's what Sunday school is for.

Answer 8

Apparently the word God, and the symbol of the cross are now offensive, and hate speach.

Answer 9

bc the governtment thinks it isnt politically correct . but in my school we say the pladge of allegence every day...