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To: Constant Reader who wrote (15974)6/29/2002 2:28:22 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 21057
 
Only people who resemble those looking under beds for Communists can seriously believe that this is state-sponsored coercion.
I suppose a claim can be made that there is social pressure to conform.

Even given that, it's still not worth the cultural civil war this is likely to inspire, And the irony for that atheist poppa who filed this suit is that his side will ultimately lose and probably end up behind where they started.



To: Constant Reader who wrote (15974)6/29/2002 3:06:02 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 21057
 
Only people who resemble those looking under beds for Communists can seriously believe that this is state-sponsored coercion.

I would agree with you but for the fact that many kids are very impressionable and other kids are mean. Perhaps if schools presented the pledge in such a way that kids had a real choice rather than a default and an opt-out. Or classes could write their own versions as part of a civics lesson.


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