> > > Do they still make kids say the "Pledge of Allegance"? All through grade school it was mandatory at the beginning of the day for the entire class in unison to recite the pledge to the flag. Regardless of individual beliefs, everyone would have to say the "...one nation, under God..." part.
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> > Very shortly after I got out of grade school, the "under God" part was removed from the Pledge of Allegiance in most places. Now I don't think most schools recite it at all. Apparently patriotism is too controversial a matter, too.
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> Nope, not everywhere. We've still got "under God" in the pledge here, and on top of that, the pledge has been mandatory for quite a few years. (And yes, this is *public* school.)
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> Plus, to add to that, we've still got the daily moment of silence.
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> -- codeman"only one and a quarter more years of this..."38

I was a military brat so I moved every three-four years, and every school I went to, even the Catholic ones, recited the pledge. In High School it was recited over the loud speaker, and everyone in class just had to stand up, look at the flag, and be quiet. We also recited it before every Boy Scout meeting. And "under God" was always a part of the pledge. It wasn't origanaly though. I think "under God" was added somewere during the Cold War to combat the "Goddless Commies" on some psycological level.

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