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Message: <blockquote data-quote="psychonaut13" data-source="post: 148032" data-attributes="member: 7982">the whole point is this...NO ONE should be forced to recite a pledge that states there is a god if they don't believe there is a god.  if we MUST make our children say this pledge it should be worded in such a way as to allow for varying religious beliefs.  just because the founding fathers of this country believed in god doesn't mean they were blowing smoke up everyone's ass when they penned the rest of the constitution that clearly states that religious freedom is not only encouraged but demanded.  the idea that christians have such a problem with freedom of religion being enforced blows me away.  most of the time their stance is that this is a "christian country founded by christians"....but they fail to remember WHY this country was founded to begin with...to avoid religious persecution.as a non-christian, i don't find offense to the pledge having the word god in it as i haven't said the pledge since about 9th grade.  i have always stood out of respect, but i pledge my allegence to NO government or country..only to myself, my family, my friends, and to the Dharma.i was happy to hear that this went through the courts and came out victorious.  very happy actually.  i think it's bullshit that some much of the legislation in this country has been pushed by fundamentalists with too much bible in their heads.  legislation of any one moral set does nothing more than destroy the very idea that caused this country to come into being.</blockquote>

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