The Pledge of Allegiance!! (God or No) (A little long...Sorry)

[The Deuce]

Originally posted by Dark_5.0
As unpopular as this is gonna be I am gonna say it.

There is seperation of church and state for a reason. If you let church and state intermingle before you know it 10% will be garnished from your paycheck.

If you dont like government mandated laws. There are religious schools you can send your kids to. Religion and public schools isnt practical in america our country is to diverse.

There are plenty of private schools that offer religion as part of the package. Thats the beauty of america there is always a choice.

Later,

Are you kidding? If this starts somekind of uprising, then I guess too bad. Take a look at your paycheck Dark! How much does the government take? Hmm, 7.65% for FICA, at least 15% for Federal income tax, add in whatever your state base tax rate is. Do you agree with the all the programs the governtment is running with your money? Shouldn't this be pointed out by your gripe?

I'm also wondering where the first amendment protection is in your opinion for people who wish to say God. I agree with seperation of church and state 100%. Goverment mandated religion has never been a good idea. Does this mean that we should force the removal of any implication of religion from school? I don't think so.

Let's move the discussion away from such a loaded subject. Assume the man was a vegitarian. Would an outcry against serving meat in school cause such a response? Or would people say that if you don't want to eat meat, don't. Too bad if you don't like the smell of hamburgers.

And yes, the American Cattle farmers do get some of the money already taken out of vegitarians paychecks. But I do not know of any vegan schools. Do vegitarians have a choice? Or are the beliefs of a meat eating majority forced upon them??

Just something to think about.