Originally posted by 99civic_love
well put :thumbup:
most kids are too young to understand what is said in the pledge, and when they do, they can make their own decision. prayer shouldn't be allowed (unless its an indivdual or a group, just not put on the entire school body)
the major argument is that putting god in this stuff will give kids morals, but obviously thats not true.
No I think that the pledge of alliegence should be taken out of schools for one simple reason.
Not everyone in the country is christian by any means. What about Buddhists, Jews, Islamics, etc. who believe in a different god under a different name than the christian and catholics do?
It may appear to be a minor thing to most and many will laugh it off and say it is an irrelevant issue but in saying this phrase it compromises their religious standings and moral principals.
land of the free my ass we subject our kids at a young age to compromise their values by forcing this to be said.