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HK wrote:
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On Jan 28, 10:50 am, HK wrote:
John wrote:
"HarryLovesBushandRush" wrote in
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Yesterday I took wife, daughter, and granddaughter to see the United
States
Marine Band perform. They did a spectacular job, as usual.
On the way home, I asked my daughter and granddaughter if they
learned any
patriotic songs in school. When I was a kid, we learned "God Bless
America," "America the Beautiful," My Country 'tis of Thee," " Battle
Hymn
of the Republic," and so on. Apparently these songs are too
religious, for
the most part, to be taught in public schools anymore.
Anyone have different experiences?
--
John H
I live in one of the most liberal cities in NC. When my daughter
was in
fifth grade I asked her if she new the Pledge of Allegiance. Her
comment
was "yes we just learned that as a history lesson". I was stunned,
fifth
grade and just learned the pledge as a HISTORY lesson?????
I wrote a letter to the principal and asked him why they only taught
the
pledge of allegiance as a history lesson. The reply that I got
back, came
directly from the Supervisor of schools for the city. Basically it
was a
super PC answer, they will not force anyone to say any oaths in
classrooms.
Since then North Carolina has passed a state law to put the pledge
back into
schools.
If this is truly a "free" country, then no one, not even a child, should
have to participate in a mandatory "pledge" to an inanimate object, such
as a flag.

And I challenge you to show me one incident where there has been a
"mandatory pledge to an inanimate object" forced on any child, or
adult for that matter. I have been proven wrong here before and admit
it freely but I don't think anyone has been stupid enough to "force"
any pledge as "manditory" in over a decade. Again, please feel free to
prove me wrong...

Yes, well, that was the point of the superintendent of schools in that
unnamed North Carolina city, a point with which I agreed and my post
reinforced. Children should not be forced or even coerced in "pledging"
or prayer. Do you actually have the ability to read for content?

I wish schools could get out entirely of any business except teaching
reading, writing, math, and science, and helping kids learn how to
think. It was pretty much like that in the 1950's in my public schools.
We didn't waste a second on crapola like school prayer and pledges.

I am glad you are on board with exterminating liberal brainwashing from
our schools too. We have got to rid our schools of secular humanism too.
It is the religion of the left.

Teachers should just teach and keep their opinions to themselves even if
asked by their students. And, if we catch one of those teachers spewing
anything that comes close to being an opinion then they should be
summarily fired.

I'm with you Harry.