[valkyrie]

I'm honestly too tired right now to get into a debate about the Constitution and the law and what not (and it's probably best that I not get started anyway).

However, on a purely personal level, I do not believe in God, and I have a problem with children in PUBLIC schools either being forced to say the pledge or being made to feel like outsiders by not saying it. I know how kids are -- if a child did not stand to recite the pledge when everyone else in the class did, I'm sure there would be ramifications. Children should not be made to feel like outsiders in a public school because they don't say "under God." And MereMere, I have no problem with anyone else believing in God.

Also, just because the "God" referred to may or may not be a Christian God does NOT mean that it is inclusive of all religions. There are plenty of religions that do not include belief in a God, and there are also those who have no religious beliefs. A public school should be a place where they ALL are comfortable.