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2. I stopped participating in the early 60s

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 02:25 PM

Sep 2014

after I read a news story about the added religious invocation. That reference to someone else's notion divinity changed the whole purposed of an oath of inclusion and solidarity for the founding principals of country, to a trite effort at proselytizing.

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Why I stopped saying America’s Pledge of Allegiance [View all] hrmjustin Sep 2014 OP

Atheists want you to sit down for the Pledge of Allegiance hrmjustin Sep 2014 #1

I stopped participating in the early 60s procon Sep 2014 #2

I understand how you feel. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #3