I guess I'm surprised to see that this thread was refreshed to discuss the Supreme Court decision. I opened the thread because I initiated it, and was curious to see who had refreshed it, and what they were talking about.

Wouldn't it be better to just start an appropriately titled thread to discuss it instead? I mean, if you want someone to know what you are actually discussing? Anyway...

IMO, it would be nice if the Supreme Court eventually makes a final decision on inclusion of the wording "under God" in the pledge one day (and I believe they will), it just isn't a burning issue to me as a secularist. I don't believe in pledges or oaths of any sort, and so I don't put any stock in them. They are old fashioned anachronisms in my view. The Supreme Court has already decided no one, including school children, can be forced to say the pledge, and that is good enough for me.

Prior to 9/11, the pledge issue had pretty much disappeared. The right wing nuts, who love to waste our taxpayer time and money on such culture war issues, had sunk out of sight. Since 9/11, the pledge is now recited once a week in our high school, and there is rarely more than one or two students who stand and recite the pledge.

Ignore the pledge, and eventually it will go away.