Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “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 U.S. District JudgeSource: 21 Feb 2003