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Pupils ‘should all pledge allegiance’ at school to unite diverse Britain

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    The FinisherThe Finisher Posts: 10,518
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    Any pledge of allegiance involving the Queen would be a pledge to God by proxy.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,888
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    It won't stop anything. Do people really think this is going to end any tensions? It's similar to suggesting we all sing and hold hands.
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    KarlSomethingKarlSomething Posts: 3,529
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    It's not up to kids to serve their country, it's up to the country and the adults to prove to the kids that the country is worthy.

    If you want slaves, just build robots, don't have kids.
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    DaisyBumblerootDaisyBumbleroot Posts: 24,763
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    I don't see anything wrong with the Union Jack being hoisted in schools, if the school wanted to, but a pledge of allegiance is too much, even if it didn't involve god or the queen
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    Safi74Safi74 Posts: 5,580
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    Oh no...I don't like that idea one bit! 😜
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    pugamopugamo Posts: 18,039
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    I can't see that going down too well here in NI!
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,116
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    All this 'pledging allegiance' really belongs to new countries like the USA and military dictatorships in Africa and Asia

    I regard it as an UnBritish Activity
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    ianxianx Posts: 9,190
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    jjwales wrote: »
    it won't happen
    It didn't happen. The OP's link is to an old story.
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    darakinssdarakinss Posts: 1,414
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    It'll never happen, not in Scotland or NI as other posters have said anyway!
    Any young women under the age of 26 who want to pledge allegiance to God and the Queen can join Girlguiding UK :)
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    Big Boy BarryBig Boy Barry Posts: 35,389
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    We don't need to imitate America.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    dragonzord wrote: »
    A US STYLE pledge of allegiance
    Isn't that a good reason NOT to have one?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,486
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    Dont foreigners seeking UK citizenship have to swear such oaths of alleigance?
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    The Cricketer wrote: »
    Dont foreigners seeking UK citizenship have to swear such oaths of alleigance?

    that`s just as bloody daft.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    The Cricketer wrote: »
    Dont foreigners seeking UK citizenship have to swear such oaths of alleigance?

    And foreigners going to live in the USA have to swar a oath, how many other country's make foreigners swar a oath?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53
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    DaisyBumbleroot wrote: »
    I don't see anything wrong with the Union Jack being hoisted in schools, if the school wanted to, but a pledge of allegiance is too much, even if it didn't involve god or the queen

    The flag is fine I agree. A "pledge of allegiance" like that would just have the opposite effect though and alienate non-religious people and people who don't support the monarchy.
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    riceutenriceuten Posts: 5,876
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    dragonzord wrote: »
    A US STYLE pledge of allegiance should be introduced so schools can attempt to unite an increasingly diverse Britain, one of the most influential Ministers urged .

    I think its wrong and I bet they have to swear allegiance to God and the queen, which is very wrong as not all kids believe in god or like the queen.
    pupils should pledge a allegiance

    Way, way too American, and means absolutely nothing at all. Is US society any less dysfunctional because of it ? I think not.
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,103
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    If someone told me to pledge allegiance to God and the Queen, I'd tell them to piss off.
    (Anyway, **** would well and truly hit the fan if this idea was brought in over here in Northern Ireland)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,180
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    KarlSomething wrote: »
    It's not up to kids to serve their country, it's up to the country and the adults to prove to the kids that the country is worthy.

    If you want slaves, just build robots, don't have kids.

    This is my post of the day.
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    KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    CLL Dodge wrote: »
    Sinister idea.

    But perhaps not as sinister as the multi-culty experiment.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    GayAtheistGayAtheist Posts: 1,484
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    Kapellmeister wrote: »
    But perhaps not as sinister as the multi-culty experiment.

    I don't understand why multiculturalism is sinister? After all Britain has always been multicultural, to suggest it is now an experiment is fallacious.
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    TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    What a bloody stupid idea.

    Schools should be trying to promote more individualism and free thinking, not coming up with more ideas to turn children into mindless drones.
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    stoatiestoatie Posts: 78,106
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    Of course, if any of those kids end up in government they'll be allowed to ignore any pledges they may previously have made.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 29,701
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    Pupils shouldn't have to do that. Ridiculous.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    TheTruth1983 wrote: »
    What a bloody stupid idea.

    Schools should be trying to promote more individualism and free thinking, not coming up with more ideas to turn children into mindless drones.

    So true we need more individuals and free thinkers.
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