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"Secondly, NOBODY is "required to swear allegienace" to anything. It's quite simple. If you don't want to say the Pledge, don't; however, that's not good enough for the likes of Newdow."

But why should an atheist NOT say the Pledge of Allegiance? I say it, whenever the opportunity comes up. I say it the way I learned it in 1950, omitting the "under God" part because that part would make my pledge a lie.

I say it, and I'm proud to do so. I support my country. I've served my country.

Newdow is an idiot. He's also an individual. What he does has nothing to do with what I do. He's an atheist, and so am I. We couldn't be more different, though.

There are people claiming to be Christians who do some of the worst things I can imagine. I don't extend my feelings towards those people to others who claim to be Christians. I look at individuals and their actions and act accordingly.

I don't support the idiot Newdow. The fact that he says he's an atheist is meaningless to me. He's an idiot.

But why should an atheist NOT say the Pledge of Allegiance? I say it, whenever the opportunity comes up. I say it the way I learned it in 1950, omitting the "under God" part because that part would make my pledge a lie.

Precisely. An athiest who doesn't want to say the words UNDER GOD can either avoid saying those words or not say the Pledge at all. The point is (again) NOBODY is REQUIRING anyone to PLEDGE allegience to anything (God, country, etc.)

Newdow is an idiot.

Upon that we can agree. He's also a trouble maker who wants to make the 90%+ people who WANT to say the Pledge AS IS suffer so he doesn't have to hear the words "UNDER GOD".