I've got a pledge of allegiance question. My son, Ted, refuses to say the pledge of allegiance at school because he feels no real obligation to have allegiance to this government. He feels his allegiance is to a broader group of humanity. I talked with him about this and think he is right; I do not feel that I have specific allegiance to this government and will probably leave its jurisdiction as soon as I can.
I think there is a good reason for this, and knowing me...y'all probably know that there is some catch to this. I'll give it after some spoiler space. In Texas, school children are required to either say the pledge of allegence to Texas or to stand respectfully while others do. Ted says the US pledge of allegence, because he feels comfortable doing so. He's not against Texas, but he and I don't see having allegence to Texas in its disputes with, say Oklahoma, makes much sense at all. Is it just me, or is there something wrong with requiring two pledges? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
