Yes, indeed, I forgot one other point I wanted to respond to, though there were more than a few I would love to respond to. I started school the year after TOM did in a state that had mandated Bible reading and prayer. I can absolutely, 100% attest to the fact that the practice had no positive influence or transfer on me, my behavior, my…
Yes, indeed, I forgot one other point I wanted to respond to, though there were more than a few I would love to respond to. I started school the year after TOM did in a state that had mandated Bible reading and prayer. I can absolutely, 100% attest to the fact that the practice had no positive influence or transfer on me, my behavior, my friends or the climate at the school.I was delighted when the Supreme Court ended the practice and I am very concerned that a number of states are trying to restore this.
I was raised Southern Presbyterian and was actually in elementary school when "under God" was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance. I can appreciate your attestation.
However along the way I lost my faith in any god and my eyes were opened to the affect that mandated reading of the Bible might have on the minds of Jewish, Islamic or atheist children.
I have grown to feel that religious people are welcome to teach and praise their religions in their homes, in their religious venues and in their hearts. Keep them out of our schools and government institutions.
True, and the pledge should be restored to its original form. While I had read about the insertion of the phrase “under God” into our Pledge of Allegiance during the McCarthy era, it became real to me when I attended an event with my mother some years ago. The national anthem was performed, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited at the start of the event. I noticed that my mother did not include the phrase “under God” in her recitation of the pledge. She recited the pledge as it had been taught to her as a schoolgirl in the 1930s.
Believe me, I had a really hard time with the Pledge when one day it said one thing and literally the next day it was different.
I also had a problem with "The Lord's Prayer" that we had to say every day in school. The one in my church (Southern Presbyterian) was different than the one in elementary school. I was yelled at in both places.
About the same time frame (1957) the words "In God We Trust" were inserted onto paper currency. It was on some coins from about the time of the Civil War.
Speaking of paper currency, I have been waiting for a long time for Harriet Tubman to replace Jackson on the 20 dollar bill. It has been eight years.
Yes, indeed, I forgot one other point I wanted to respond to, though there were more than a few I would love to respond to. I started school the year after TOM did in a state that had mandated Bible reading and prayer. I can absolutely, 100% attest to the fact that the practice had no positive influence or transfer on me, my behavior, my friends or the climate at the school.I was delighted when the Supreme Court ended the practice and I am very concerned that a number of states are trying to restore this.
I was raised Southern Presbyterian and was actually in elementary school when "under God" was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance. I can appreciate your attestation.
However along the way I lost my faith in any god and my eyes were opened to the affect that mandated reading of the Bible might have on the minds of Jewish, Islamic or atheist children.
I have grown to feel that religious people are welcome to teach and praise their religions in their homes, in their religious venues and in their hearts. Keep them out of our schools and government institutions.
True, and the pledge should be restored to its original form. While I had read about the insertion of the phrase “under God” into our Pledge of Allegiance during the McCarthy era, it became real to me when I attended an event with my mother some years ago. The national anthem was performed, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited at the start of the event. I noticed that my mother did not include the phrase “under God” in her recitation of the pledge. She recited the pledge as it had been taught to her as a schoolgirl in the 1930s.
Believe me, I had a really hard time with the Pledge when one day it said one thing and literally the next day it was different.
I also had a problem with "The Lord's Prayer" that we had to say every day in school. The one in my church (Southern Presbyterian) was different than the one in elementary school. I was yelled at in both places.
About the same time frame (1957) the words "In God We Trust" were inserted onto paper currency. It was on some coins from about the time of the Civil War.
Speaking of paper currency, I have been waiting for a long time for Harriet Tubman to replace Jackson on the 20 dollar bill. It has been eight years.