1st March 2003, 10:13 PM
Oh, you can make those connections... its just that with the commercialization of christmas, they've lost some of their meaning...
Anyway, I think that it is the case that schools can't force people to do christmas things and must provide alternatives for people who don't want to do that stuff... as with any religous-based stuff they do in school...
But the Pledge is different. You say it (or listen to it) every morning, every day for at least 12 years... thats a lot, and while you don't have to say it you certainly have to listen.
Anyway, I think that it is the case that schools can't force people to do christmas things and must provide alternatives for people who don't want to do that stuff... as with any religous-based stuff they do in school...
But the Pledge is different. You say it (or listen to it) every morning, every day for at least 12 years... thats a lot, and while you don't have to say it you certainly have to listen.