Talk:Pledge of Loyalty (Allied States)

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"a recognized version of the Holy Bible"

Does the Allied States even obey the 1st Amendment? I'm not sure if the ASA version of the 1st Amendment (which allows freedom of religion) is specified in the same manner as the United States (which specifies also the illegality of the state imposing a national religion) which would therefore make the Pledge of Loyalty Unconstitutional on two grounds, 1) Forces citizens who are non-Christian (including Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists, Taoists, Shinto, Muslim, Jews, etc) to swear upon the "Holy Bible" which is Christian and 2) Forcing "a recognized version of the Holy Bible" I guess implying that even Christians (who vary between sects such as Lutherans, Catholics, Baptists, Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, Protestants, Anglicans, etc) must swear upon a Bible of a specific Christian sect, which is approved by the ASA Federal government. Additionally, 3) Charging Treason (committing an "Act of War" against one's own country), for the refusal to swear upon say, this "Holy Bible" or even for some religions, like the Jehovahs Witnesses to swear upon the "flag" which is against their religion as well as "Pledge Allegiance" to a government or military draft, which is against their religion or against the religions of others who may hold such religious stances. Ham Ham Time (User/Talk/World/WAT) 19:43, February 12, 2012 (UTC)