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Xenolith

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6. She hasn't decided if or what to do.

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 12:07 PM

Aug 2013

No parents or students have complained. But this, along with instructions to all students to "place your hands over your hearts and recite the Pledge of Allegiance", when, again, it is illegal to compel people to recite the Pledge, rubs her the wrong way.

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"God Bless America" in a public school [View all] Xenolith Aug 2013 OP

"God Bless America" is a song -- written by an atheist Jew... immoderate Aug 2013 #1

Students "are expected to stand..." Smarmie Doofus Aug 2013 #7

The Kate Smith version is the only one I can tolerate. n/t duffyduff Aug 2013 #13

Yeah, I have no problem ignoring or shifting from any version of that song. immoderate Aug 2013 #16

I never liked that song. tblue Aug 2013 #2

She hasn't decided if or what to do. Xenolith Aug 2013 #6

I would suggest LWolf Aug 2013 #15

I am not sure composer Irving Berlin was that big a fan, either. n/t duffyduff Aug 2013 #14

Yeah it's inappropriate Tien1985 Aug 2013 #3

No biggie ... Koios Aug 2013 #4

Off base, but I appreciate your wife's sentiment. elleng Aug 2013 #5

the problem isn't the song itself, the problem is its daily use in a public school. unblock Aug 2013 #10

On base. It's a prayer put to music. Period. n/t Smarmie Doofus Aug 2013 #8

other comments about it being "just a song" or "written by an atheist jew" are beside the point. unblock Aug 2013 #9

You are right. It is inappropriate. femmocrat Aug 2013 #11

I agree - and good luck finding parents to complain. TBF Aug 2013 #17

The song always held a special place in my heart. IggleDoer Aug 2013 #12