While we're on the topic of religion in schools, I think all the lawsuits regarding the Pledge of Allegience in the US should be thrown out, and the only pledge kids should say is the pledge as it was originally written. Anyone with me?
2007-04-24 05:34:34 · 17 answers · asked by LabGrrl 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JP- Exactly.
2007-04-24 05:39:54 · update #1
For the record, I agree with those who think forcing kids to recite a pledge is silly. However, I think we can all agree that an author had the right to have his work untampered with and that the addition of under god destroys the rhythm and harkens back to McCarthy.
Why support McCarthy, America's little Hitler?
2007-04-24 05:42:52 · update #2
mortgagegirl101-
I don't understand. Are you saying we should restore the pledge but leave under god in? How is that possible?
2007-04-24 05:44:31 · update #3
I agree with you -- exactly as ORIGINALLY written.
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
2007-04-24 05:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I believe the pledge, the national anthem and anything else that was written should be left as it was. If we go about changing things because they reference God and the godless do not like it then we need to start going around changing things to suit those who follow God as well. Take out all those Gasp!! Harry potter books which glamorize witchcraft (yeh, right). Oh and we should not allow any one to teach our children blasphemous things such as the theory of evolution(heaven forbid).
In other words, if something so offends you as to mandate you to change it to accomodate you then I suggest you simply refrain from saying the part that hurts your ears, change the channel on your TV, and leave the books you do not like at the library where those who wish to use them and enjoy them can.
2007-04-24 05:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I queston the ethics of forcing a child to pledge allegiance to anything just because children do not have the capacity to understand what they are saying. I certainly HOPE American kids would grow up to want to pledge their allegiance to the US, but don't we, as a country, have to EARN that, and not just get it through indoctrination?
2007-04-24 05:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Pledge as it was originally written is still kind of creepy. It was written by a registered socialist you know.
Maybe schools should just be places where kids learn about stuff, instead of places where they recite weird jingoistic swears?
2007-04-24 05:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
(love your %) i'm not an atheist, yet i think of that the pledge of allegiance isn't suited as a commonplace for everybody to might desire to recite. i grew to become into in simple terms in jury accountability and everybody grew to become into asked to stand and say the pledge, in my opinion i don't think of it is going to say the "decrease than God" area. not asserting it incredibly is wonderful yet i think that we'd desire to constantly not might desire to easily "not say" something that we do not have confidence in. If usa incredibly provides religious freedom, then this might desire to be finished freedom and we'd desire to constantly not be asked to make this pledge with the be conscious God in it. I agree that it may be a great controversy to easily bypass over the words "decrease than God" yet to realize progression and greater very own freedoms there has constantly been a great controversy with the intention to realize a transformation.
2016-10-30 04:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the point of the pledge anyway ??
A bunch of kids just reciting something and most don't even know what they're saying
Who needs it ??
Sounds like prayer
2007-04-24 05:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not me. Change for acceptance of everyone has always been good in the past.
or maybe what J.P. said could be right. But whatever is acceptable for everyone.
Hey guess what. If there wasn't change for the better in the past then white men would still be considered above women and blacks would still be considered not even human.
2007-04-24 05:39:06 · answer #7 · answered by Vacant 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I whispered it aloud so everyone wouldn't think I'm daft; it *does* have a much better rhythm. I don't see why we should support the McCarthy legacy, either. Unfortunately, we have many modern-day McCarthy-ites who won't give up those two words that easily.
2007-04-24 06:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I never really recited it in school, because I never was required to say it. Only those who were dedicated would say the whole thing, and a few would join, but that was all their desire.
2007-04-24 05:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we should have a pledge at all. Under god? No. Indivisible? No. Liberty and justice for all? No. Get rid of the whole damn thing....
2007-04-24 05:38:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋