In a sensible move that’s sure to infuriate conservatives, the Fargo School Board in North Dakota voted this week to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance to open their meetings. The board only began saying the Pledge back in April, but the faux-patriotic ritual didn’t go over well with some members of the community who called out the unnecessary injection of God and the lie that we have “liberty and justice for all.”
On Tuesday, board member Seth Holden explained in detail why beginning their meetings with what’s essentially a Christian prayer violates the district’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, urging his colleagues to get rid of the Pledge: ...
SCOTUS, in a 1943 JW flag salute case, said the Pledge’s purpose is to bring children into the political culture.
When I read that, I stopped pledging allegiance. A few years ago I was a Toastmasters Club president and persuaded its members to not open meetings with the PoA.
It was that way until 1953....screwed up the whole cadence of saying it every school day
Bravo! Gutsy move during these times of Christian Nationalist violence and threats!