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| DaveSZ |
I remember having to say this pledge when I was younger, but by 10 or 11 I simply didn't say anything during the “pledge.”
In the higher grades we no longer said the pledge.
I don't think of it as a big problem either way, and I tend to think of it in the same terms of having "God" on our money.
I also remember my kindergarten teacher telling us to pray during the first Gulf War that not many people would be killed.
Also one of my teachers in 6th grade had posters mentioning Jesus on his wall, but I let it slide because I liked him.
And there were some Gideons, or Amish, or Fundies, handing out Bibles outside my secondary school on several occasions.
That's the closest I had seen to an endorsement of religion in my entire public school career, so I don’t know how that would compare to Europe, Mexico, or Canada for example.
In Texas though the Fundies took over the State legislature, so who knows what kind of crazy they’ve passed by now.
I suspect anything radical would be thrown out in court. |
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| mixinmusic |
| In the UK it is compulsory for every school to have one daily collective act of Christian worship but all these immigrants now are causing problems.... I wish we didnt have immigrants and then there wouldnt be all this and everyone would just get on..... |
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| djsubsonik |
i find it amazing how some1 can try to take out something our country was founded on..
when the pilgrims came here in the 1600s they came for religious freedom and guess what, they were Christians .. they believed in God... and so did every single on of the founding fathers... so i cant stand that people have went to the extent to separate church and state, and now are trying to modify our pledge of allegiance... the nation was founded by people who believed in God.. suck it up |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by mixinmusic
In the UK it is compulsory for every school to have one daily collective act of Christian worship |
Is it? We never I don't think... Had assemblys every so often when we sang stuff and had Sally Army people speak and stuff.
Only time in High School was when we got handed out these little red bibles in groups of 5 with the Rector and a former rector (who was a god squad type). He stared preaching at us. I couldn't help myself and started pissing myself laughing then everyone else did. Did not go down well.... didn't go down well atall.....:nervous: he knew it was me and this didn't look good laughing in his predecessor's face :haha: |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by djsubsonik
i find it amazing how some1 can try to take out something our country was founded on..
when the pilgrims came here in the 1600s they came for religious freedom and guess what, they were Christians .. they believed in God... and so did every single on of the founding fathers... so i cant stand that people have went to the extent to separate church and state, and now are trying to modify our pledge of allegiance... the nation was founded by people who believed in God.. suck it up |
Ahh yes but if the people who founded your nation had the same idea "stick to the rules they are always right... change is bad" then your country wouldn't be the place it is now would it? |
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