pledge of alleigence

"I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word? I me, an individual, a committee of one. Pledge dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity. Allegiance my love and my devotion. To the Flag [of the] our …

…means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now boys and girls let me hear you recite, the Pledge of Allegiance." Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance - "under God." Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said, " That is a prayer," and that would be eliminated from schools, too?"