While I'm on my education tirade...the pledge has always bugged me to. I mean... "one nation under God" is a bit presumptuous, don't you think? Does everyone in this nation believe in God? No. Do those that do believe in God believe in the same God? No. Do those who believe in the 'same' God see him in the same way? No. So what's with forcing the children of the nation to lie? That's what it is you know, a lie. They don't believe the same thing so saying they do is teaching them that one must conform and lie to be accepted. (I know technically they aren't forced, but as a former teacher, trust me when I say that is just a technicality).
This is not the educational lesson or the moral lesson I think children should be taught in public schools. I want the children of our nation to learn to think for themselves and to critically examine what is around them, not be led about like sheep in a pin. I want them to learn to explore their world, their God, their lives and not sit passively by and have others tell them what to do.
Don't pledge your heart and soul mindlessly. Do it with purpose or not at all.
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