{"id":3653,"date":"2011-06-28T21:19:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T01:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3653"},"modified":"2011-06-28T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T01:19:47","slug":"eugene-oregon-city-council-votes-down-pledge-of-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/06\/eugene-oregon-city-council-votes-down-pledge-of-allegiance","title":{"rendered":"Eugene, Oregon, city council votes down Pledge of Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dan Springer ~ FoxNews.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Eugene, Oregon’s city council voted down a proposal to say the Pledge of Allegiance before every council meeting, but later passed a compromise that seemed to make no one happy.<\/p>\n

The approved measure allows the pledge to be recited at just four Eugene City Council meetings a year, those closest to the Fourth of July, Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Flag Day.<\/p>\n

Councilman Mike Clark says all he wanted to do was unite the council and show that in this city where diversity is celebrated, traditional values also are important.<\/p>\n

Councilman George Brown voted against the compromise, saying the Pledge of Allegiance had no place at City Hall. \u201cPeople can say it in their front yard or backyard,\u201d Brown says. \u201cIt really doesn\u2019t help move the city business forward. It does not unite us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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