The basic tenet of the foundation of the US was for religious freedom, whether you are Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Muslim, whoever, this nation was set up for people to worship how they want.
No one is forced to participate in the pledge, just like a prayer. They can sit there and be respectful all day long.
But because it is offensive to the ears of someone who does not believe then that means 'its wrong'...
These same people argue that 'you cannot have the Jesus club in schools, because I refuse to pay my tax to support your religion...'
Allowing the practice thereof does not mean endorsement. They should be able to have bible study, just like they can have debate class...
The fact that I am there should not be offensive. They don't want to peacefully coexist. They seek to eliminate religion from all public life. Pretty soon, if you are a soldier, or a Senator, but you go to church, you too will be 'unconstitutional'...
Their rights count more than other people's rights. They are not the only taxpayers.
It's called peeing in the punchbowl. You don't like spiked punch? Drink the soft drink. Leave my punchbowl alone!
The basic tenet of the foundation of the US was for religious freedom, whether you are Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Muslim, whoever, this nation was set up for people to worship how they want.It's claimed by many that atheism is a religion, and therefore deserves no more consideration than other faiths in the legal arena. I would agree with that assessment. A public school may not have an Athiests Club if it disallows other religious groups, and vice versa.
You can't have it both ways though. If atheism is a religion, then belief in God is also a "religion", and the words "One Nation Under God" are a religious affirmation.
-Eric