Pennsylvania school drops 'God bless America' after pledge

WPXI ^ | May 8, 2019

[rightwingintelligentsia]

SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania school principal will no longer say "God bless America" after leading students in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Peter Brigg's practice at Sabold Elementary School in Springfield led at least one parent to complain to the Freedom for Religion Foundation, whose attorney contacted the district. The group claimed it violated the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of government sponsoring religious messages.

The district decided to cease the practice after consulting with its lawyer. In a statement , the district says it is not prohibiting students from reciting "God bless America" after the pledge on their own.

[gaijin]

It wasn’t Achmed on the phone to the principal calling for this:

It was someone ELSE.

[a fool in paradise]

Fundamentalist Atheists

[StoneWall Brigade]

The pledge of allegiance is communist socialist anyways it needs too gotten rid of altogether entirely.

[Sacajaweau]

Sounds like another hit on Kate Smith. Hope the kids have big ones and sing the whole song...instead of saying the one liner.

[Savage Beast]

GODLESS NATIONS FALL!

[GSWarrior]

I don’t have a problem with this.

[rjsimmon]

The group claimed it violated the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of government sponsoring religious messages.

The US Constitution does no such thing.

[Balding_Eagle]

Yeah, I don’t have a problem with it either.
It isn’t like our country is based on a Christian Foundation or anything like that

[GSWarrior]

We are still a Christian nation.

[Leaning Right]

Will the principal be confiscating all U.S. money that is brought into the school? Just curious.

[stars & stripes forever]

GOD BLESS AMERICA is our National Motto. The Motto never lost a court case.

[ealgeone]

Or, will he forgo his paycheck?

[Leaning Right]

> Or, will he forgo his paycheck? <

Maybe they should pay him with carbon credits.

[ealgeone]

LOL! I like that!

[I want the USA back]

Wanna bet they add “allahu akhbar” instead?

[antidemoncrat]

Given the path this country has taken, the worst path being the recent legalization of infanticide, I keep asking myself why would God bless us?

[deport]

The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law
signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". The phrase first
appeared on U.S. coins in 1864.

[metmom]

Will the principal be confiscating all U.S. money that is brought into the school? Just curious.

I'm sure they won't have any trouble accepting it to pay for school meals and activities.

[metmom]

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