in the pledge of alliegance students have to say, it says 'under God', and something similar in the texas pledge. what do you think of this?
2007-12-22 12:55:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
amuru....- sorry, i should of thought of them too.
2007-12-22 13:05:18 · update #1
i really couldn't care less. there are real wrongs being done in this world. i, for one am not going to squabble over the wording of the pledge.
2007-12-22 12:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by amanda c 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Actually, students do not have to say the pledge if they choose not to. The Supreme Court ruled on this issue years ago.
The "under God" issue has not been ruled on by the courts in any binding way, but I think it's a clear violation of the Establishment Clause. I would love to see the pledge back in its original form. (The "under God" part wasn't added until 1956, in case you didn't know.)
2007-12-22 21:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by marbledog 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I try to be as accommodating as I can in my views. Over the years I think I came up with a pretty good standard. Applied to the pledge, it would say let the believers say "under God," but don't require atheists to say that. For years I led the pledge in my classroom every school day. I just didn't say "under God." Nothing ever came of it and I'm no worse for the wear.
Also, when I'm in the presence of people praying, I always stand quietly and respectfully. And I kind-of half bow my head. That's just out of respect for others. But I don't join in.
Edit: Sorry tazdvl, but the founders of this country, to a man, would say you don't have a clue.
2007-12-22 21:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by Brant 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
More importantly, we should be pledging allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights instead of the flag and the nation, because a flag doesn't keep us free.
Only the Constitution and Bill of Rights grants us our inalienable rights and privileges that make a great nation.
Since I'm a sucker for reality, I must point out that our nation is not under a god, it is under an atmosphere.
Which is closer to reality, God or an atmosphere?
2007-12-22 21:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Starstuff58 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think much of it at all. I am agnostic, so i just dont even say the phrase, "Under god". But its not like i'm going to throw a fuss since its out there in our pledge.
2007-12-22 20:59:49 · answer #5 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I learned the Pledge of Allegiance a hundred years ago, "Under God," wasn't in it. I still say it the way I learned it.
2007-12-22 21:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by colder_in_minnesota 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "under god" language was inserted into the original pledge of allegiance in the 1950s as an bad answer to the fear of communism.
I think it should be removed.
2007-12-22 21:09:32 · answer #7 · answered by CC 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If they don't want to include it in the pledge, then they simply won't say it. This, by the way, caused some controversy when a student announcer pulled this one week, funny stuff.
2007-12-22 20:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by Ian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its not so much the pledge I object to but the clear violation of our constitution. I take the bill of rights seriously.
2007-12-22 21:08:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think the US Supreme Court went out of it's way to find a technicality that avoided having to rule on the Constitutionality of it because they didn't want to have to make such an unpopular decision. They won't be able to side step the real issue forever.
2007-12-22 20:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋