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KenP 11-10-2006 05:50 PM

CA students ban Pledge of Allegiance
 
Alright, WTF is going on in this country and more specifically CA?
Quote:

Students at Calif. College ban Pledge of Allegiance

Thu Nov 9, 2006 8:42pm ET

By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Student leaders at a California college have touched off a furor by banning the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings, saying they see no reason to publicly swear loyalty to God and the U.S. government.

The move by Orange Coast College student trustees, the latest clash over patriotism and religion in American schools, has infuriated some of their classmates -- prompting one young woman to loudly recite the pledge in front of the board on Wednesday night in defiance of the rule.

"America is the one thing I'm passionate about and I can't let them take that away from me," 18-year-old political science major Christine Zoldos told Reuters
Read it all:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22

dochummer 11-10-2006 06:04 PM

Re: CA students ban Pledge of Allegiance
 
Sounds like some are fighting back.... :) :popcorn:

NewHummerGuy 11-10-2006 06:13 PM

Re: CA students ban Pledge of Allegiance
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by KenP
Alright, WTF is going on in this country and more specifically CA?
Read it all:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22



Good for Christine.

KenP 11-10-2006 06:29 PM

Re: CA students ban Pledge of Allegiance
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by NewHummerGuy
Good for Christine.

X2

GLBLWARMR 11-10-2006 06:34 PM

Re: CA students ban Pledge of Allegiance
 
Good for her. She needs to bitchslap the rest of her classmates.


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