Archive for September 2011
Mass. Group Seeks a Ban on Pledge of Allegiance in Schools
A political action group in one Massachusetts town is calling for schools to stop the practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the classroom. The group claims that reciting the Pledge has no educational value and that it puts unnecessary pressure on students who don’t want to say it.
Story link: http://www.christianpost.com/news/mass-group-seeks-a-ban-on-pledge-of-allegiance-in-schools-55351/
No prayer at 9/11 ceremony? Evangelical leader: ‘This is not who we are’
“The problem with this is, because of his singular decision, this ceremony isn’t really going to be representative of America. It’s going to be exclusionary, secularist only, and we are one of the most religious countries in the world. So, the bottom line is, this is not how we were founded. This is not who we are.
This is a national time of mourning and healing. I think it is particularly offensive to explicitly exclude any religious expression.” – Joel C. Hunter, who is a White House spiritual adviser, on NYC mayor’s decision to exclude prayer from the 10th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
