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I'm upset about this!!!!!

allied1

allied1

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http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/No-pledge-mandate-for-Sioux-Falls-high-schools-4979982.php

This was on FOX News tonight. WTF is wrong with people in the midwest? I'm upset about this! My sister and brother-in-law are reeling over this. They live in a little town in SE South Dakota and their daughter and son-in-law live in Sioux Falls and they are PISSED!!!! They DID NOT grow up with this F#CKED up mentality where they grew up so where in the hell is this sh!t coming from!!!??? My son is a senior at Wahpeton Public High School and every day they recite the Pledge Of Allegiance over the intercom led by the principal of the school at 8:25 AM for twenty seconds and EVERY student stands an recites the pledge with out any bullsh!t, fanfare or protest. I'm emailing this sh!t hole district tomorrow and the next day and the next and the next until some one pulls their head out of their azz!!!! You should do the same.......PLEASE!!! Let's see if a voice can make a difference!
 
I agree. It is pathetic, and stupid crap like this makes me glad I went to a private school. At O'Gorman(which is in sioux falls) we recited the pledge of allegiance the correct way (one nation under god) even though its not done that way anywhere public anymore.

There are a lot of people in Sioux Falls who are much less than pleased.
 
The flip side to the argument is that the constitution protect freedom of religion. Reciting the pledge of allegiance is pretty much forced religion. You don't have to agree with it, but it is. School is not for church or "god". It is to learn. IF you want your children to learn about "god" then teach them yourself, or send them to a private school.
 
From what I can see, it's not like anything is changing. They didn't say it every day before, and they are not saying every day now? They expanded it to the middle school, just not the high school.

You're outraged now that they won't be saying it, but weren't outraged before, when they weren't saying it?
 
Idcatman3 said:
From what I can see, it's not like anything is changing. They didn't say it every day before, and they are not saying every day now? They expanded it to the middle school, just not the high school.

You're outraged now that they won't be saying it, but weren't outraged before, when they weren't saying it?
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Going back to the core values of our forefather's ideas for a unified country, I do think EVERY US citizen should recite the pledge every day including me! Do I, no. Should I, yes. But as stated in my original post, the entire student body of Wahpeton Public Schools does so without PC getting in the way because some one is all butt hurt over it! It's easy to become complacent and take our freedoms for granted but a simple reminder with a 15 second pledge can't hurt. Where is the harm? Political correctness is going to take what is left of this country and drag it down the drain. Our forefathers understood freedom of speach and separation of God/church and state yet they understood the importance of unity. So to answer your question, outraged no, disappointed yes!
 
the founding fathers' idea for the country was much different from what we have now. It was originally a much looser collection of fairly independent states.

The country did fairly well without a pledge of allegiance for over 100 years.

The Knights of Columbus (a Catholic organization) popularized the addition of "under God" in the 1950's. I can see how some of other (or no) religions could feel like that's not quite kosher (no pun intended.)

I was merely pointing out that you are now disappointed, yet nothing is different than it was before. In fact, more of the kids in that district are saying the pledge now, than were before.
 
I don't think FORCING anyone to do something is what this country is about.

This country is about choices.
Like being able to CHOSE your healthcare or your religion, what bread you buy or your make and model of car.





BTW, the pledge is said in our middle school EVERY morning, through the intercom during daily announcements.
I don't know if they HS or elem do it at all, but nobody squawks about it not being said in the elem or HS.

BTW, since when do people say it without "one nation under god"? Have never heard of that.


And for all of you who DO say The Pledge, don't pause unless there is punctuation. So many people put in a pause where there is no punctuation, especially at "one nation under god". No pause in there.
 
IF you want to say the pledge every morning say it, but it shouldn't be organized by the school. If you think it is a great thing, why don't you and your family get up and say it every morning together?
 
When I was a young lad back in 1973 our family moved to New Mexico from up here in Canada.
Almost every day I would get sent to the principals office for refusing to do pledge in the morning.
Teachers and principal could not understand why I wouldn't.My parents decided to move us back to Canada after they started making me stand with my face in the corner every morning.
 
Dave Renshaw said:
When I was a young lad back in 1973 our family moved to New Mexico from up here in Canada.
Almost every day I would get sent to the principals office for refusing to do pledge in the morning.
Teachers and principal could not understand why I wouldn't.My parents decided to move us back to Canada after they started making me stand with my face in the corner every morning.
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damn canucks!!!!!
 
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