1st March 2003, 8:40 AM
I don't understand why so many people seem to have some kind of need or something for religion... it doesn't make sense to me. No, I don't believe in god and I never have... I don't understand how people can believe that some kind of omnicient being exists somewhere and made the earth or something. It just doesn't make any logical sense.
Anyway... religion is fine as long as it stays out of the government. Schools are part of the government. Children shouldn't be forced to hear or say something they don't believe in every day... I know it always annoyed me that that line was in the Pledge. I just tried to ignore it and not say it, but I can certainly see how it'd be more annoying than that for some people.
Its just a few words that the Pledge would be better without. I don't see why forcing religion on people who don't want it is alright, especially in schools.
Anyway... religion is fine as long as it stays out of the government. Schools are part of the government. Children shouldn't be forced to hear or say something they don't believe in every day... I know it always annoyed me that that line was in the Pledge. I just tried to ignore it and not say it, but I can certainly see how it'd be more annoying than that for some people.
Its just a few words that the Pledge would be better without. I don't see why forcing religion on people who don't want it is alright, especially in schools.