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Mme. Defarge

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9. I was in second grade
Fri Sep 11, 2020, 06:01 PM
Sep 2020

and remember that adding “under God” was very controversial at the time, which I as beyond my understanding.

First grade? TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #1
Me too! I was 6 years old then, in 1955... abqtommy Sep 2020 #12
Same ananda Sep 2020 #25
Yup. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #13
Same for me. MoonRiver Sep 2020 #39
Before the under god was put in. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #2
That was in 1954, and I suspect the nuns were worried that it wasn't Catholic Jesus they meant... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #7
I was in second grade Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #9
Me too-- I remember a certain amount of screaming from Jews and Catholics in NYC at the time... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #11
No. And I think you are assuming something about the nuns that isn't true. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #10
My bad wording. The Founders weren't thinking specifically about American Catholics, but about... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #18
Right. And that was EXACTLY why the nuns understood PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #20
Yeah, but coins had it since the Civil War and we eventually put it everywhere thanks to ... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #22
I agree with you about the problems of a state religion. PETRUS Sep 2020 #23
True enough. Just one less reason for it, and it does reduce internal strife a little. TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #26
Pre School. dewsgirl Sep 2020 #3
My Mom had a home movie of me at age 5 redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #4
I went to Catholic School... stillcool Sep 2020 #5
LOL leftieNanner Sep 2020 #6
First grade flor-de-jasmim Sep 2020 #8
School ritual, 1-12 Chainfire Sep 2020 #14
Before I started kindergarten in 1952. I had a plaque with the old wording on it. rzemanfl Sep 2020 #15
Kindergarten. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #16
Ha! Kitchari Sep 2020 #19
Before the words were added. madamesilverspurs Sep 2020 #17
Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #21
God who knows? MyNameGoesHere Sep 2020 #24
Kindergarden, Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #27
I have older siblings. I'm the baby. So before I started school. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #28
I never understood pledging allegiance to the flag. It's a piece of colored cloth, right? Klaralven Sep 2020 #29
ATM I don't recall a time I didn't know it... WePurrsevere Sep 2020 #30
First or second grade? My nieces kids are here and they say they learned in Kindergarten lettucebe Sep 2020 #31
First grade, 1960 KewlKat Sep 2020 #32
must have been first grade or earlier Demovictory9 Sep 2020 #33
1959-60. maveric Sep 2020 #34
First grade I think. cwydro Sep 2020 #35
Kindergarten or First Grade. Don't remember exactly Golden Raisin Sep 2020 #36
I went to NYC public schools Mossfern Sep 2020 #41
Kindergarten Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #37
I believe it was bluestarone Sep 2020 #38
First grade bikebloke Sep 2020 #40
I ignored it in school, didn't stand. Usually I was reading, or drawing spaceships and computers. hunter Sep 2020 #42
Two other pledges: DFW Sep 2020 #43
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