A Big Hullabaloo Over The Pledge Of Allegiance

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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. When I was a kid, we said the Pledge every day at the start of the schoolday. Kids whose parents did not want them to say it had the option of sitting or standing quietly at their desks or leaving the room for a moment. It was no big deal and they weren't ostracized for it. In Jr High I remember the first day of school before the pledge there was an announcement that it was not mandatory to say it (that's true) and kids who chose not to may sit or stand at their desks quietly for the few moments while everyone else recited the Pledge. Those who objected to the "under God" part, simply didn't say that part, just paused until those four words had finished being said and then resumed the pledge. No big deal, nobody was ostracized for it. Every now and again there is a big hullabaloo in the media now there are some that think a Miranda style warning should be issued prior to reciting the pledge. WTF? And there are some schools that require a not from the parents to exempt a child from the pledge, again, wtf? Why can't they just do as the schools I grew up in do, and at the beginning of the year quietly and with no big fanfare let people know that they have the option not to say it for whatever reason and it's not a big deal. MOST kids in the schools I went to still said the pledge every day, but the kids who didn't suffered no consequence. Even though I beleive in the Pledge, one day I was not feeling well at all and thought I was going to faint, so I sat quietly at my desk while the pledge was recited and it was no big deal. The article below goes into some detail about much of the noise being made over the Pledge of Allegiance feel free to read it and share your thoughts. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,550063,00.html?test=latestnews