tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post3037410423477745086..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: At What Point Does It Become Child Abuse?Burt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-30889928152608474482009-05-13T13:24:00.000-07:002009-05-13T13:24:00.000-07:00At a recent picnic some parents told me how much t...At a recent picnic some parents told me how much their kid hates saying the pledge because he thinks its a prayer and is for people who believe in god. <br /><br />I never had this problem because my son happened to bring up this issue with me early. I explained what a pledge is (it's an oath or something you promise). He's really big on being truthful and didn't want to pledge a belief in a god that he doesn't think exists. I explained that I get around it by leaving out "under God" like the original version. He chose to do that ever since.<br /><br />I realize this is a bit off topic but it gets at the subtleties of religious beliefs in schools.DaveBuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706422151515174611noreply@blogger.com