Not according to one Oregon elementary school principal who opted to remove the Pledge of Allegiance from her school's end of year program. When a parent questioned the move, the principal emailed her, saying the Pledge was omitted out of respect for the many Muslim families who might be offended by the phrase, "one nation under God."
We call Him God, they call Him Allah. Should we really let semantics stand in the way of a common cultural practice for those who live in America or who call themselves Americans? If I was one of those Muslim families enjoying the beauty and bounty of this great nation, I'd be quite embarrassed by this woman's well-intentioned but fabulously ignorant move.
Muslims living in this country SHOULD pledge allegiance to it, as should people of ALL ethnicities and religions.
We are all here, together, IN AMERICA and we are all, for the most part, benefiting tremendously from this fact.
What is it lately with school principals? First, we get one in Friendswood who brings in a Muslim political group and forces children (without parental consent or knowledge) to listen to a presentation on the religion. Now we have one in Oregon who finds pledging allegiance to her own country offensive enough to deprive lots of little children of it, too.
Save me before I drown in misdirected political correctness. The tide sweeps o'er me faster than I can swim.
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