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>There's a great deal of difference between refusing to recite the
>pledge of allegiance or to pay obeisance to official symbols of
>nationalism at ceremonial occasions and adopting "a disdainful sneer"
>towards others who do so. No one is recommending the latter here,
>though some insist on confusing the former with the latter . . . .but
>Anglicans should have no
>reason to take offense at your not joining in (at least not since the
>repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts).
Dammit, you take off your hat in a church and put it on a synagogue, whatever your religion, unless your religion tells you otherwise. You don't have to recite the pledge or sing the SSB, but you stand for them. It's a matter of respect. jks
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