Athiests Want Cross Removed From Camp Pendleton. Guess What Marines Said?

[tombogan03884]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

The Pledge has been modified 4 times, all 4 required Congressional approval.
The addition of the words "under God" were the latest being introduced by Ike and approved by Congress.

[ellis4538]

tom, I believe they would be a little more respectful. 

I believe it would be more like "F*ck you, sir!"


Richard

[JC5123]

tom, I believe they would be a little more respectful. 

I believe it would be more like "F*ck you, sir!"


Richard

Apparently you have never pissed off a Marine. 

[Solus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

The Pledge has been modified 4 times, all 4 required Congressional approval.
The addition of the words "under God" were the latest being introduced by Ike and approved by Congress.

That makes is come close to falling under "law".

Problem I have with this in The Pledge is that some folks who feel as strongly about their religion as the believers in God, as in the Jedeo/Christian God, believe in theirs, are forced to either not pledge to the country they love or make a compromise and remain silent for that passage while still participating in an act that acknowledges another "god"

God, being the jealous God he is, might take exception to that.

While I expect adults to be able to handle all this without to much suffering, I do consider it different for children.

With children being so tolerant of kids who are different in almost any way, those who don't believe in the J/C God should receive little hassle or rejection when they sit out the pledge or clam up for that passage.

[tombogan03884]

The Pledge is not mandatory, you will find the Constitution and US law use the phrase "Pledge or affirmation".

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

The Pledge is not mandatory, you will find the Constitution and US law use the phrase "Pledge or affirmation".

I know, but I'd not like to be the 10 year old who sits it out when all the other kids in class are standing and pledging.

There might be no legal pressure to make the pledge, but I'd bet there'd be some peer pressure.