Pledge Of Alegiance !{Sorry If I Spelled It Wrong}

[walksalone11]

My children had the right to attend public scholl just as my grand children do now however, we are Tsalagi first and that is where my allegiance lay. Forcing a member of a sovereign Indian Nation to make a false pledge is not only morally wrong it is very emotionally damaging to the child, much less totally confusing.

@the love it or leave it poster...where should we go? we were kinda here first......

[hensleyll]

WoW! Guess I stirred the pot! My Belief is you should be allowed to make your own decisions but when your that young wouldnt you rather your children taught respect for their country ,when they are old enough you can explain what it means .Most of my family was and is in military i sure stand proud and say it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[samvlog]

I know in my old school they taught us what the pledge meant and I said it everyday afterwards. But it should be optional because it is a right in America to say what you want or to not say what you don't want to say. To ban it altogether is completely un-American and is just wrong.

[mh874892]

I remember learning the Pledge of Allegiance in first grade. As a kid, you seem to recite things without focusing on the importance of what you're saying. Now, I wish I had paid more attention before all of the debate on it started. No, I do not think people should be forced to say it, but I do think a teacher or other kind of school administrator should lead the Pledge for those students who do want to partake. I don't see anything wrong in allowing it to be said without forcing participation.

[hensleyll]

Thats all i was trying to say ,it should be optional!

[gaylasue]

The pledge of allegiance has absolutely nothing to do with religion.  It is to show patriotism to our country and respect for it.  Those that are so against religion and that want to come up with their own beliefs have lost sense of what should or should not be so as long as they can stand up and only believe as they believe.  Under God is in the pledge because that was what our country was built upon.  Where do you think that our judicial system came from?  Honestly think, where would we have gotten understanding of or basic rights and wrongs if it were not from the ten commandments?  But, off my rant, as far as he pledge of allegiance goes, I believe that there should be an option that if people do not believe in the USA then don't restate the pledge if you do then say it proudly!

I love you pic!  Go Cats!!!!

[gaylasue]

How sad this society and country have become when people don't have enough pride to pledge allegiance to our nation any more.  Back before the declining of morals and ethics, Americans had no problem with this.  Even with all of our sorrows, woes and faults, the United States of America is still the greatest nation to live in on this Earth and though most Americans won't admit it, it is by the grace of God and His blessings that we have become such a great nation.

[lavenderallen89]

I remember going to school and ever day we stood up, put our hands over our hearts, said the pledge of alliegance, and sang the National Anthem.

[NCboy98]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all.

I believe this should be optional to pledge but schools should still do this over the intercom for students and teachers that want to

[hensleyll]

Thats what i believe!

[SurveyMack10]

The pledge of allegiance has absolutely nothing to do with religion.  It is to show patriotism to our country and respect for it.  Those that are so against religion and that want to come up with their own beliefs have lost sense of what should or should not be so as long as they can stand up and only believe as they believe.  Under God is in the pledge because that was what our country was built upon.  Where do you think that our judicial system came from?  Honestly think, where would we have gotten understanding of or basic rights and wrongs if it were not from the ten commandments?  But, off my rant, as far as he pledge of allegiance goes, I believe that there should be an option that if people do not believe in the USA then don't restate the pledge if you do then say it proudly!

 

[SurveyMack10]

Simply listening to the pledge is not going to hurt anyone. The problem with so many people is that they cannot tolerate anyone who thinks differently than they do. What would it hurt to be respectfully quiet during the pledge of allegiance while the people who want to recite it do so? It would not hurt anything. To assert that a teacher leading the pledge of allegiance is offensive seems ridiculous to me. Everyone should have the right to show respect and thanks to our country and those who fight for it. I do agree that children should not be forced to say it, however they can sit quietly for a few seconds while a teacher leads it. What would that hurt? If the pledge is lead over the intercom by a teacher in the classroom, the children who want to participate can do so and the other children can simply NOT participate.

[southernhorizons]

The Pledge of Allegiance would not be boring or meaningless if the teacher explained it. And why should it be optional to pledge allegiance to your country? Isn't that basic patriotism? How can our country survive if the future citizens are not even taught loyalty to her? If individual students want to skip out the words under God, than they are only hurting themselves, but the rest of it should be mandatory.

[chadw97]

I think that it should be required to say it. We are a nation, under god, we are indivisible, and we have liberty and justice to all.

[CARRIE71818]

YES AND ITS STILL FAMOUS IN SCHOOLS AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD.