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Caine said:Of course its not an establishment OF A SPECIFIC Religion.
Its a statement reguarding religion in general.
And when someone does not state the pledge correctly, they are fiercely accused of being unpatriotic for not believing that our nation is "under god"
Until you can prove that there IS a god... and that we are in fact "under" him... the statement should be removed from the pledge.
You, know I don't know how many times I've put my hand over my heart and recited the Pledge, but it has been a lot of times in many different settings and with many different people. In all that time, I have never seen or heard anybody corrected, much less accused, for saying it wrong or for just standing there respectfully and not saying it at all. Not even a hard glance unless somebody is intentionally being disruptive and disrespectful. I think any teacher that did not immediatley correct a student who disrespected the rights of another student should be fired on the spot.
One of my more poignant memories was when I was helping with Citizenship classes and attended the swearing in of new citizens coming from all over the world including Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims, Hindus, and who knows what else. Part of the ceremony included them putting their hands over their heart and saying the Pledge loudly and proudly from memory, 'under God' and all. They didn't mind.
Why should you?