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Public Interest

Aug. 22, 2002

Should 'Pledge' Be Recited in Schools?

Dicta Column - On the Courthouse Steps - Should the Pledge Be Recited in Schools? - "The pledge should stay intact without changes being made to it. The court opinion was misguided in saying that the phrase 'under God' was a violation of the separation of church and state. To change it at this point would be more injurious to the fabric of this society than whatever negative consequence of leaving it in."

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