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One nation under Allah: Fury after school recites pledge in Arabic

  

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Via:  xxjefferson51  •  9 years ago  •  9 comments

One nation under Allah: Fury after school recites pledge in Arabic

Students at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York, knew right away there was something not quite right about the Pledge of Allegiance. Thats because the pledge was being recited in Arabic.

One nation under Allah, the student body president announced over the intercom system on Wednesday.

Reaction in the upstate New York high school was swift, and so was the backlash, The Times Herald-Record reports . Furious students tried to shout down the recitation in their classrooms. Other students sat down in protest.

School Superintendent Joan Carbone told the newspaper that the Arabic pledge divided the school in half noting that many complaints came from Jewish parents and those who had lost family members fighting the war on terror.

The outrage among students was so significant that the school issued an apology.

We sincerely apologize for having the Pledge of Allegiance recited this morning in the high school in a language other than English, the apology read. In our school district the Pledge of Allegiance will only be recited in English as recommended by the Commissioner of Education.

Well, thats somewhat reassuring.

However, state regulations do not mandate that the pledge be recited in a specific language. It recommends only specific wording.

108.5 Pledge to the flag.

(a) It is recommended that schools use the following pledge to the flag:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

(b) In giving the pledge to the flag, the procedure is to render the pledge by standing with the right hand over the heart. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/20/one-nation-under-allah-fury-after-school-recites-pledge-in-arabic/


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XXJefferson51
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link   seeder  XXJefferson51    9 years ago

To everyone who disagrees with my decisions, I respect your right to do so and hope we can have a productive conversation,

Oh, theres been no shortage of conversation around the small town.

Thanks to the illegal invasion and the concept of celebrate diversity, English is becoming a foreign language in America, one critic wrote on the local newspapers website.

A writer who claimed to be an American of Arab Christian ancestry said he, too, was offended by what happened.

The Pledge of Allegiance isnt a salute to America, he wrote. Its a promise to be loyal to it. Part of that loyalty should be to learn English and integrating into our culture.

Based on the comments made by the student body president, it appears the Arabic recitation was less about celebrating a foreign language and more about stirring up trouble.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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link   seeder  XXJefferson51    9 years ago

The pledge is to state our loyalty to our exceptional country and to celebrate our common language, constitution, and culture. In God we Trust. Out of many, one.

 
 
 
Krishna
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link   Krishna    9 years ago

Probably no coincidence it happened in Pine Bush. I don't known if the intent of the swastika drawing was anti-Semitic or not (maybe it was part of an art project?), but there have been quite a few incidents of swastikas being drawn, and harassment of Jewish students. (Maybe it was space aliens who did it...???)

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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link   seeder  XXJefferson51    9 years ago

It seems that the place has some problems and issues to work on.

 
 
 
Jonathan P
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link   Jonathan P    9 years ago

It is not clear to me whether the pledge was recited in Arabic, or if the word "G-d" was merely substituted with "Allah".

 
 
 
Cerenkov
Professor Silent
link   Cerenkov    9 years ago
Whether the reaction was warranted or not, it should have been expected.
 
 
 
Jonathan P
Sophomore Silent
link   Jonathan P    9 years ago

It's just my personal view, but if the entire Pledge was recited in Arabic, or for that matter, any language, I don't think it would be objectionable.

If, on the other hand, the entire Pledge was done in English, with the one word "G-d" being substituted for "Allah", I would object on the basis that they would be actually seeking negative attention.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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link   seeder  XXJefferson51    9 years ago
It's a cultural story, not a big political one.
 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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link   Buzz of the Orient    9 years ago

You seem to know a lot about it. What other languages did they use?

 
 

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