Calif Bill wrote:
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On Jan 29, 2:40 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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"HK" wrote in message
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One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!
The only kid in my grammar school days that didn't do "the pledge"
quietly
stood in the back of the room while the rest of us went through the
morning ritual.
I remember asking him one day why he didn't do it. (this was like 5th
grade) He told me he was a Jehovah's Witness and they didn't believe in
it.
I didn't know what a Jehovah's Witness was from the man in the moon, but
I
thought it was cool and said, "Ok".
Eisboch
My best friend all though high school was and still is a JW. 3 of us ran
around together. One JW, one Jew and me the agnostic. No religious
battles, as no one tried to force any religion on the others. When I
married a Catholic girl in a Catholic Church, with the Monsigeur
presiding,
the JW was my best man and had to teach me how to genuflect. He also did
not say the pledge and did not get in trouble. And this was in the
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Yes, but your school, like the schools here in CT had not dismissed
the pledge for those who wanted to participate, also a moment of
silence I would imagine.. But no matter, we all know what we are
argueing with an ideology, not historical facts...

True. And we used to "Duck and Cover". My parents said if we get attacked
just come home. Forget about the Duck and cover. We were toast anyway.
There were evacuation plans for the SF Bay area. Yup, all these people were
going to drive towards Sacramento, on US-40. A 2 lane eachway highway.




It's amazing how some here go from the specific to the general.

As an example, the fact that some schools in a state didn't bother with
school prayer or the pledge does not mean that many, most, or all
schools in the state followed the same practice, especially with
independent, local school boards. I grew up in a part of southern
Connecticut that at the time was a lot more progressive than the more
rural parts of the state in the far northeast or northwest counties.

It's also amazing how some of the "great thinkers" here devolved a
conversation down to the level of religious conversion, which I
explained at least three times in plain language was NOT what I was
talking about.

The "d'oh" factor is alive and well in rec.boats.