I think anyone who is forcing other people to pledge whether or not they are schools, workplaces or the government is completely wrong.
When I was at school I did not sit in assembly as I am an atheist as are the rest of my family. An arrangement was made and everyone was happy. Why can't that be done in the US?
Edited: Armstrong on 28th Feb, 2006 - 2:23pm
SCHOOL PRAYER PROTEST PERSISTS 50 YEARS LATER
His protest began a half-century ago, when Ellery Schempp opened the Quran during his high school's mandatory Bible reading time and silently scanned passages he was too nervous to actually read.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...04030,00.html