Federal_Court_Ruling_On_The_Pledge_Of_Allegiance

Federal Court Ruling On The Pledge Of Allegiance The article I chose to read is The Federal Court Ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance. I must admit that there are some good points in it but I also disagree with the ruling. According to the Opinion of Judge Goodwin, it is stated “The pledge, as currently codified, is an impermissible government endorsement of religion because it sends a message to unbelievers ‘that they are outsiders, not full members of the political community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community’” (Moore-Parker: Critical Thinking, Seventh Edition Appendix A-5) I completely disagree with this statement. In my personal opinion I believe the Pledge of Allegiance does not send that message. I think it sends a message that we are all one nation and that no one should be discriminated against because we are all equal. Just because God is in the pledge, Atheists think they are being discriminated against. If the pledge is broken down, it can be interpreted in many different ways, just as the Bible can be misconstrued to say whatever people want it to say or mean. I am not a very religious person but I god, pledge, say, religion, people, one, believe, government, under, just, free, should, prohibiting, nation, message, because, states, monkeys, meaning, first, exercise, amendment, allegiance, think, thereof, stated, shall, sends, satan, ruling, respecting, religious, push, political, opinion