Boy shuns Pledge of Allegiance for Gay Rights

Once upon a time, women were treated as sub-humans, not protected by the same laws as men, and ill-treated without consequence. That time is gone for the most part.Once upon a time, slaves were kept, treated as sub-humans, not protected by the same laws as non-slaves, and ill-treated without consequence. That time is gone for the most part.Once upon a time... blacks...Once upon a time... homosexuals.How can anyone not see the correlation?The shifting moral zeitgeist is slowly and painstakingly overcoming the prejudice and ignorance that led to these various groups being denied the same rights and priveleges of others.Hopefully, some day, a person's sexual inclination will be of as little importance to the state as their eye colour. That day is long overdue.

A good point, but even if it (being homosexual) is a choice, how is it any different from choosing to be a vegetarian, or a creationist, or any of the other million lifestyle choices we make?These choices inevitably separate us into sub-groups, but these sub-groups are meant to be equal in the eyes of the law aren't they?The prejudice against homosexuals seems to have faded (over the long term) in the same way that racial and gender prejudices have, so I still think it is fairly easy to see the correlation in terms of a shifting moral zeitgeist.With regard to the boy refusing to recite the pledge, good on him. He'd be equally within his right to object to the "one nation under God" part. One should not be forced to recite a mantra with hand on heart that one does not agree wholeheartedly with.