swearing God's name in vain, should it be banned from public schools? Options

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I like to bring this subject up. Here's the question: Should swearing God's name in vain be banned from public schools?

I would say yes, it should be banned. My reason: Because of the fact that I'm trying to be religious and hearing things like, "Oh my ***," can offend me. It's like another way of offending somebody's religion.

Some people might say "No." A possible reason is that they aren't religious. Some teachers in my school don't allow people saying that term, "Oh my ***," because it offends Christianity, and it's the dominant religion in the US. Other teachers will let you say it because they don't care about that term that much.

Another possible reason people won't want to ban it is that it might be a "waste of a rule." How is that a possible reason b/c it's a "waste of a rule"? Consider the facts: Yes, there are a lot of Evangalistic Christian parents, but is there a lot of Evangalistic children? If there isn't, it would make that rule "a waste of a rule."

So what's your opinion?

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[*tweeak*]

^^ Well, if we should let tradition stand, we shouldn't have bother to add "under God" to the pledge in the first place.
But I agree that Christians aren't the only ones who believe in God and that it doesn't make sense to try to please everyone.

it was added in after originally written?

First of all...at my school sommmeee teachers give you detentions for profanity anyway. So it's like agianst the rules anyway..but you can't stop it. Even if its banned people will still say it...

But like uninspired fae said...its the my...It's not like your bashing anyone's religion at all..

last year i heard all but one of my teachers curse, so i havent seen anyone but ms parris bother to give detention for profanity anyway [/irrelevent]

[Spirited Away]

it was added in after originally written?

The pledge was first written in 1892 as "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

In 1924 "my flag" changed to 'the Flag of the United States of America'.

President Eisenhower supported the addition of "under God" after he was preached to by Rev. George Docherty.


The writer of the Pledge resented the first change. His surviving granddaughter at the time said that he would have resented the second change as well.

But to answer your question in full, yes it was added after it was written and also after the death of its author.