Originally posted by Nightshade
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.
its not forced to be said...u dont want to say it, u dont. either skip that part or dont say the pledge at all. simple.