If people want to say the pledge, complete with "under God", then they should do it, without prodding from governmental institutions.
I do not want a Government so big as to schedule my time for religious or patriotic practices.
No, it's not.
Do public schools have an obligation to teach children the nature of their government, the facts of its origin, the ideals upon which it was established, and then to engender within them an obligation of citizenship? That's in part what reciting the pledge does...it makes kids think about the meaning of the words: "republic," "one nation," "under God", "indivisible," "liberty," "justice," "for all." Are you truly opposed to this?
Do you approve of the school setting aside a special room for gays or for Muslims to pray while denying the Boy Scouts? Which offends you more; allowing for time to say the pledge to our nation of our own FREE will or special treatment for some while denying the others?
"I do not want a Government so big as to schedule my time for religious or patriotic practices."
Well dear, here are a couple of thoughts to chew on. First, what exactly is it about what you want that somehow trumps the Constitution? Secondly, what date was the Constitution ratified?
I'll make that last question easy for you. The answer is here, in the www.house.gov online copy of the Constitution.
It's a lengthy document, however, so to make your task easy, type control-f to tell your browser to search the current page for a piece of text. Then, type in the phrase, "our Lord" before hitting the Enter key.