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Originally Posted by Arcana XV  So, apparently this school in Wisconsin has been allowing students to recite the Pledge in several other languages, including Spanish, for many years. This is not the first time they do it, so why are people making such a fuss about it now?
I found it interesting that the state's constitution was originally written in 3 languages, English, German and Norwegian, but now people are getting all bent out of shape about the Pledge being recited in something other than English. The words are the same, the allegiance is still being pledged to the United States. So what am I missing? Where is the problem here? School Superintendent Threatened over Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish | The Progressive |
I don't see the problem here either. English is not an "official" language in the US. If they are saying the pledge in a language they understand, all the better. I liken it to having to say the Lord's Prayer in latin...you get nothing out of it if you don't understand what you're saying. If the Vatican can be lax about something like that, I'm sure the US can tolerate having the pledge said in other languages, too.
