From: pixy@yabbs
To: Badger01@yabbs
Subject: re: prayer in school
Date: Thu Aug  4 23:48:54 1994
In message re: prayer in school, Badger01 said:
> It may be the Employees Duty to pledge allegiance, but why should a five 
> year oldf be forced to recite a loyalty oath?
> Especially when they aren't old enough to trully understand what it is 
> they are pledging allegiance to, or why that is an important thing in your 
> life?
> The only time that kind of pledge is meaningful is when itis meant.

I don't really even know if it's meaningful when ones does mean it. I
think having to recite an oath in order to understand and value freedom
shows a lack of real, genuine living. Having to make any kind of
ritualistic oath reveals weakness of one's character.
pixy