Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Atheists want you to sit down for the Pledge of Allegiance

"Until the Pledge is restored to its inclusive version, we can take it upon ourselves to refuse to participate in what's become a discriminatory exercise," the campaign's website, Don't Say the Pledge, says. It also describes the current pledge as "twisted, with divisive religious language that implies true patriots must be believers."

MORE: http://www.religionnews.com/2014/09/09/atheists-want-sit-pledge-allegiance/

See also...

Have You Talked with Your Kids About Pledging Allegiance?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201409/have-you-talked-your-kids-about-pledging-allegiance

Atheist Kicked Out of Florida City Meeting for Refusing to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheist-kicked-out-of-florida-city-meeting-for-refusing-to-stand-for-pledge-of-allegiance-125750/

Study: One-Third of Americans Support Changing Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.newsmax.com/US/Pledge-of-Allegiance-American-Humanist-Association-Pledge-poll/2014/09/05/id/592822/

David Niose: 'Under God' in Pledge Divides Americans
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Pledge-divisive-God-Americans/2014/08/26/id/590989/