pledge of allegiance

I pledge allegience to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisble with liberty and justice for all. I think the reason why parents get upaset is because it has to do alot with the religion. Alot of parents do not believe in God so they chose for their children not to say it.

Because it has to do with religion, and it bothers the parents that the kids are soluting a flag. Have you ever thought of what all those words mean? I think its horrible to say I pledge my allegience to a flag.

The last ten years saw an increase in people not wanting to say the pledge. Most of the people I've talked to refuse to say it because it references God. Its a poor excuse using separation of church and state since that is a modern twist of what the original founders of the country implied. Its not freedom from all religion but freedom of religion. In anycase, there are plenty of quotes from the founding fathers stating some sort of belief in a greater being...who ever that might be. And most of the US laws are based on Judeo/Christian fundamentals. I don't have a problem saying the oath and don't have a problem with the mentioning of God. However, I'd prefer an argument about the change of the original oath adding the quote. At least that argument would be based on tradition. As for those saying they don't want to pledge an oath to the US...well thats okay. But my recommendation is they could go to another country and live under the other country's laws.

Well, to answer your question, the Pledge of Allegiance can best be summed up by saying it is a pledge of loyalty to the United States. The Pledge could be viewed as a combination of public oath and public prayer, because it contains the words " under God" I find those that are offended by it often argue that it violates separation of church and state, in my opinion, it might offend them because of little to no faith in their home. I also noticed in my area at least, where there are alot of immigrants that some don't want to pledge their loyalty to our country, as they feel they are betraying their homeland. Whatever the reason, I think it is quite sad that there are some that just cannot find it in their hearts to pledge their loyalty to a country that gives so much.