Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 James C. Cacheris quotesJames C. Cacheris QuotesJames C. Cacheris The statute mandating recitation of the pledge [of allegiance] is secular because it aims to foster democracy, which is both necessary to the survival of the concept and entirely independent of religion. [...] It is clear in the 2001 [Virginia] state law that no student is forced to accept the beliefs the pledge espouses.~ James C. Cacheris Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print