Pledge of Allegiance Read in ....

[RKP]

...... Arabic, Causing Uproar at New York High School:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/pledge-allegiance-read-arabic-causing-uproar-new-york-high-school-n326486 (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/pledge-allegiance-read-arabic-causing-uproar-new-york-high-school-n326486)

[Xbonz]

If somebody is willing to honestly pledge allegiance to this country I don't care if they do it in Martian.

[Caleb]

If somebody is willing to honestly pledge allegiance to this country I don't care if they do it in Martian.

Agreed. ....

[jmlutz]

Agreed. ....

Same here...

[GD2A]

If somebody is willing to honestly pledge allegiance to this country I don't care if they do it in Martian.

Yeahhhhhh but. It's a tough call. If they were doing five different languages I get it but was Arabic the best way to kick it off ... where the towers came down? Maybe it's too soon ... I don't know. I probably would have erred on the side of caution. Like I said, tough call and feelings run a lot stronger in the NY Metro area than they do in other parts of the country.

[TLE2]

If the pledger doesn't burst into flames, I think its good.

...and since the Congress has yet to codify American English as the official language in the US, it's going to continue to be an issue.