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Sensationalized news. Sounds like she copied and pasted the version used prior to 1954. An honest mistake over which the author and the mother in the story are getting their panties in a bunch.
They should also include the words 'an alleged' so that the phrase reads 'one nation, under an alleged god' ... until Jessica provides some real evidence to show that this god actually exists...
Regardless of any opinion, the article slants it, trying to make it sound like the teacher and the schools have an agenda to rid the the schools of "God", and that's not true.
The author sticks this part into the article: In this particular case, the omission was not the nefarious work of a godless educator. The principal said it was an honest-to-goodness mistake.
Great. End of story. No? Blame MUST lie with the teacher. So, the author gets in this little dig: “The teacher failed to proof the paper,” the principal wrote. As we all know – the most important part of the editorial process is the proof-reading. That’s why God made copy editors. Before I go off chasing another squirrel, let’s get back to the issue at hand – the pledge.
Let's get back to the issue at hand? What "issue"? It was a mistake.
"The government [doesn't] like God"? The parent was able to "facilitate change" at the elementary school? What change? Give me a break. They say the Pledge every day.
This author probably also believes the Facebook posts that say students aren't allowed to read the Bible in school.
I taught HS science for 21 years, all but one of them in Texas. Back around 2004 or so, the state required a daily pledge at the beginning of each school day, followed by a "salute to the Texas flag." Every time, I omitted the 1954 McCarthyite revision "under god" phrase from the pledge, and then turned my back on the Texas flag and took attendance, ignoring the "Texas salute."
To me, being an American citizen doesn't mean having to bow down daily and praise each selected level of government. If they came up with a requirement to kiss the superintendent's ring, I would have ignored that silliness, too.
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News, Teacher omits God from Pledge of Allegiance
