re: #188 Ericus58
Don’t know, and frankly I don’t care. You can go up to the spin-offs and read the article linked by Locker.
I remember way back in grade school, in my class we had a couple of girls who would not recite the pledge - if I remember correctly both were from JW families and it was a religious thing.
Forced magical incantations are not a sign of patriotism.