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In reply to the discussion: God should not be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance. [View all]hunter
(38,311 posts)40. My mom was Jehovah's Witness, and then Quaker.
Saying the pledge got you in trouble with God, so I didn't.
I was a weird skinny reactive autistic spectrum kid, so me refusing to acknowledge the pledge only added to my aura of weirdness and wasn't unexpected.
When I was teaching there were so many teachers neglecting the pledge that the administration decided to do it on the PA system every morning, read by students who were undoubtedly praised and encouraged by their patriotic parents, probably the same parents who'd complained about teachers not doing the pledge. Our school was very well worn, had no intercoms, and in many classes you could only hear the PA announcements on the speakers outside, so not much changed.
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Freedom of religion and speech is not protection against social pressures and exclusion.
branford
Jan 2016
#50
"Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions." Arthur Schopenhauer
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2016
#21
I'm talking about liberals in general and to correct your impression I'm a Sanders supporter.
bklyncowgirl
Jan 2016
#63
In the face of the important things that need to be done this is, as I said before, rather silly
bklyncowgirl
Feb 2016
#71