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    Quote Originally Posted by kfrost06 View Post
    Tock didn't Madalyn also try to ban the pledge of aligence because it said God?
    Probably. Some other folks have made that effort, also.

    Here's the deal:
    The law says that your kid has to go to school.
    The Constitution says that the gov't cannot make your kid participate in religous activities.
    The school says your kid has to recite the Pledge of Allegience, which includes the language, "I pledge allegience . . . to the republic . . . one nation under god . . ."
    Most people are OK with pledging allegience to our republic. Some folks don't think the gov't should make it mandatory to pledge allegience to the nation under god, because the gov't shouldn't be in the religion business.

    What do you think? Should the gov't be allowed to make kids pledge allegience to a nation under a monotheistic god? If so, then what's to prevent a gov't from someday making kids pledge allegience to polytheistic gods, or even to Allah?

    IMHO, that would be a bad idea, which is why the US Constitution guarantees citizens freedom from government requirements to promise anything to a god, or to gods, named or un-named, monotheistic or polytheistic.

    The government should keep its nose out of religion, IMHO. What do you think?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tock View Post
    Probably. Some other folks have made that effort, also.

    Here's the deal:
    The law says that your kid has to go to school.
    The Constitution says that the gov't cannot make your kid participate in religous activities.
    The school says your kid has to recite the Pledge of Allegience, which includes the language, "I pledge allegience . . . to the republic . . . one nation under god . . ."
    Most people are OK with pledging allegience to our republic. Some folks don't think the gov't should make it mandatory to pledge allegience to the nation under god, because the gov't shouldn't be in the religion business.

    What do you think? Should the gov't be allowed to make kids pledge allegience to a nation under a monotheistic god? If so, then what's to prevent a gov't from someday making kids pledge allegience to polytheistic gods, or even to Allah?

    They should allow those who wish to partake in this American tradition to do so. Some kid does not want to, than don't. But do not deny the majority because of the minorites issues.
    IMHO, that would be a bad idea, which is why the US Constitution guarantees citizens freedom from government requirements to promise anything to a god, or to gods, named or un-named, monotheistic or polytheistic.

    The government should keep its nose out of religion, IMHO. What do you think?
    "The free exercise of religion" is the second part of the statement that you are referring to. You always seem to leave that part out...............

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logan13 View Post
    "The free exercise of religion" is the second part of the statement that you are referring to. You always seem to leave that part out...............
    So, since you're changing the subject, I take it that you're saying that you don't think the government should keep its nose out of religion?

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