Comment by Alexandra B. on March 30, 2010 at 11:35pm

It's totally true that the pledge of allegiance's meaning has been washed out- in my school you just say it and sit back down for morning announcements. (You can even get by just putting your hand over your heart and facing the flag) It's a very automated, purposeless part of the classroom experience. I think it's interesting though how "Under God" was slid in there to get back at "Russian atheistic communism."
As a young-ish kid, I wondered if the pledge of allegiance was some sneaky way of legally binding us to the US :/
I guess we have kinda been kicked to the curb by a misconception, which is a little sad, but not surprising for something that is generally considered un-American.

Comment by Matt on March 31, 2010 at 2:37pm

I've always wondered about all the people who aren't followers of the Abrahamic god, how must they feel saying the pledge and then being slapped in the face with religion.

Comment by Jake W. Andrews on March 31, 2010 at 8:50pm

Well Matt, technically we are not followers of any religion, including the Abrahamic religions, so we have a pretty good idea. Aside from that, yeah I often wonder what I Hindu does during the pledge. I personally, have sat down during the pledge, and luckily I had THE liberal teacher for government that year, so she did not mind it, infact stood up for me, no pun intended!

Comment by Johnny on April 11, 2010 at 10:22am

Comment by Mario Rodgers on April 11, 2010 at 1:27pm

One nation under Thor.

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