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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
The Pledge of Allegiance a religious ceremony? Get real. I guess currency is now religious paper, no? So who here doesn't accept cash because it says God on it? There HAS to be somebody.
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Pledging allegiance to God is a religious act. Belief in god is a religious act.
There is no problem with money, because children aren't forced to chant "In God We Trust" en masse in schools. Funny, almost all conservative commentary I've heard on this issue is pretty much the same as yours. It ignores the real issues.. the Establishment Clause and forced attendance, in favor of making idiotic analogies with money or the Declaration of Independence.