Really ?
I thought many schools banned prayer and even punished students for it. That some students were even forced to make their prayers an after curricular activity which was still frowned upon.
I seem to remember manger scenes being removed from some schools while allowing the candles for Hannukah and things for Kwaanza. People even want to change the name of Christmas vacation.
But, you don't see this as simple censorship and just plain petty idiocy ?
Also, it seems that if schools really do require that students recite this pledge, that there would be alot more objections to it. Merely the usage of 2 words "Under God"
(which I don't think was originally meant for people of only one faith to begin with)
seems quite petty to me and certainly not forcing anyone to believe in religion. I think liberals love to make mountains out of mole hills. I don't believe any children are getting traumitized or negatively influenced by it.
I find people using the censorship and freedom of speech excuse for people like Howard Stern and then flip flopping to remove anything religiously affililiated from public access very hypocritcal.
As Robin Williams would say, "it's ironical"
Last edited by Jew; 03-26-2004 at 02:18 PM..
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