y****i
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d******t
发帖数: 1242 | 2 Interesting.
The appeals court also ordered Johnson to pay the school district's legal
expenses.
That's a killer.
So the Pledge of Allegiance has "under God"... I wonder how many lawsuits
it will take to get that out of the system.
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: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0914-religious-banners-
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y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 3 it has a long court history, including the Supreme Court
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
【在 d******t 的大作中提到】
: Interesting.
: The appeals court also ordered Johnson to pay the school district's legal
: expenses.
: That's a killer.
: So the Pledge of Allegiance has "under God"... I wonder how many lawsuits
: it will take to get that out of the system.
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d******t
发帖数: 1242 | 4 I know. But if there are enough cases like this sprouting throughout the
country, I can see this going to the Supreme Court again.
I used to skip "under God" silently when I was a more rebellious youth.
Haha.
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: it has a long court history, including the Supreme Court
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
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y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 5 as a matter of fact, in 1943 the Supreme Court already ruled that school
children could not be forced to recite it
but I tend to believe it is there for ceremonial and historical reasons only
I think the words "under God" is there to stay
【在 d******t 的大作中提到】
: I know. But if there are enough cases like this sprouting throughout the
: country, I can see this going to the Supreme Court again.
: I used to skip "under God" silently when I was a more rebellious youth.
: Haha.
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y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 6 I think someone else will pick up the tab
【在 d******t 的大作中提到】
: I know. But if there are enough cases like this sprouting throughout the
: country, I can see this going to the Supreme Court again.
: I used to skip "under God" silently when I was a more rebellious youth.
: Haha.
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d******t
发帖数: 1242 | 7 Oh we were reminded in school that it's optional, but when everyone else
including the Principal is saying at assembly, you get irritated as a
teenager.
I don't mind it as much now. But I don't mind seeing it go either, so are
all the Gods printed on the currency.
only
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: as a matter of fact, in 1943 the Supreme Court already ruled that school
: children could not be forced to recite it
: but I tend to believe it is there for ceremonial and historical reasons only
: I think the words "under God" is there to stay
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g*******e
发帖数: 1706 | 8 Hey I am happy to take as much as the stuff "we trust":)
【在 d******t 的大作中提到】
: Oh we were reminded in school that it's optional, but when everyone else
: including the Principal is saying at assembly, you get irritated as a
: teenager.
: I don't mind it as much now. But I don't mind seeing it go either, so are
: all the Gods printed on the currency.
:
: only
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y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 9 every country has her heritage, it is hard and unreasonable to get rid of
all of these symbols from our everyday life.
【在 d******t 的大作中提到】
: Oh we were reminded in school that it's optional, but when everyone else
: including the Principal is saying at assembly, you get irritated as a
: teenager.
: I don't mind it as much now. But I don't mind seeing it go either, so are
: all the Gods printed on the currency.
:
: only
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