WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
By Scott Hennen
Co-owner - Flag Family Media,
Rapids Radio & Fieldstone Group
It’s time for the Fargo School Board to go back to school. In an astonishing vote of 7 to 2 this week, they elected to cancel reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance before school board meetings. Let that sink in. The group of citizens elected to govern the Fargo public school systems cancelled the pledge.
This is not a joke. There is no punch line. This is a reality show that could be spelled STUPID. The proposal came from school board member Seth Holden who stated he does not believe in God and shared that while he does not completely disagree with the pledge, there are “factual inaccuracies” inside it, including that all Americans receive liberty and justice. Holden claimed that the pledge diverts from the school district’s message of equity and inclusion. He says many in our area and in our country do not believe or have a different God than what is perceived in the pledge.
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