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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Correct. You can. But it is not required. That's entirely the point.[/quote]

1. We are talking about classrooms.
2. We are not talking about pledging.  We are talking about standing.  Teachers have kids stand for all sorts of things: stretching, singing, following directions, etc.
3. Standing for the pledge is not the same thing as saying the pledge.  [b]It is the same as being silent when others are praying.[/b]  It is the respectful thing to do.
4. No one is requiring anyone to pledge.
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If it is the same as being silent, then why not let kids show respect just by being silent?[/quote]

Seriously?  Because the others are silent.  When the pledge is said, the others are standing.  It is about respect.  Why would you refuse to stand?  [/quote]

Well, you think it's about respect. Other people think it's about other things. For example, there are people who think that standing is part of saying the pledge of allegiance. Of course such people don't stand when others say the pledge of allegiance. If you choose to interpret that as disrespect, well, ok, but that's not why they're not standing.

Do you also think it's disrespectful when you're at a funeral in church, and the pastor or minister asks the assembled people to kneel for prayer, and some people remain seated? Or when you're at a public event, and a religious leader says, "Let's bow our heads", but some people don't bow their heads?[/quote]

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