Comments on: College strikes Pledge for all the right reasons http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: login8868 http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right/comment-page-1#comment-47853 login8868 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47853 Being a European never understood your nationalism anyway. But stayed in the US for just little over 6 month. Too short to get it. Probably. Thanks god. Being a European never understood your nationalism anyway. But stayed in the US for just little over 6 month. Too short to get it. Probably. Thanks god.

]]> By: Zac Hunter http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right/comment-page-1#comment-47854 Zac Hunter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47854 I love this country, and I am a patriot for sure, but I have always felt that forced recitation of the pledge was un-American. <br /> <br /> First, it violates the first amendment, since it is certainly an American ideal to have the right to dissent. Not having the choice to recite, rather being forced to seems contrary to that right. Second, the religious references make me uncomfortable, and always have even since grade school since it did not reflect my beliefs. <br /> <br /> Shouldn't such a pledge be voluntary? I love this country, and I am a patriot for sure, but I have always felt that forced recitation of the pledge was un-American.

First, it violates the first amendment, since it is certainly an American ideal to have the right to dissent. Not having the choice to recite, rather being forced to seems contrary to that right. Second, the religious references make me uncomfortable, and always have even since grade school since it did not reflect my beliefs.

Shouldn’t such a pledge be voluntary?

]]> By: aviaa http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right/comment-page-1#comment-47856 aviaa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47856 login,<br /> <blockquote>Being a European never understood your nationalism anyway. But stayed in the US for just little over 6 month. Too short to get it.</blockquote>Eh, I?ve lived all my life and I still don?t entirely get it. I?m very proud of my country when we do and/or uphold nifty, progressive, generally nice things. However, I find it hard to get excited just by the concepts of America and flags and pledges and the like.<br /> <br /> You've probably already answered this question in an earlier thread, but I haven't been around much.... which European country are you from? login,

Being a European never understood your nationalism anyway. But stayed in the US for just little over 6 month. Too short to get it.

Eh, I?ve lived all my life and I still don?t entirely get it. I?m very proud of my country when we do and/or uphold nifty, progressive, generally nice things. However, I find it hard to get excited just by the concepts of America and flags and pledges and the like.

You’ve probably already answered this question in an earlier thread, but I haven’t been around much…. which European country are you from?

]]> By: aviaa http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right/comment-page-1#comment-47857 aviaa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47857 Should be "Eh, I've lived here all"... blah, blah, blah Should be “Eh, I’ve lived here all”… blah, blah, blah

]]> By: leestein http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/13/college_strikes_pledge_for_all_the_right/comment-page-1#comment-47860 leestein Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47860 I've said this before, but the phrase "under God" was added in my lifetime as a result of a campaign started by a clergyman. If it can be added it can be removed. Perhaps AA should spearhead a new campaign.<br /> <br /> I’ve said this before, but the phrase “under God” was added in my lifetime as a result of a campaign started by a clergyman. If it can be added it can be removed. Perhaps AA should spearhead a new campaign.

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