[Vision2020] "One nation under the Goddess of learning"

[Ted Moffett]

"One nation under the Goddess of learning"
Seems to me to be a more appropriate wording for the pledge of allegiance
in US public government schools, if indeed religion must be injected into
the pledge.  At least it refers to learning, which applies to the aim of
schools...
Imagine the furor if this wording was adopted!  Given that the first Google
result for the search terms "the Goddess of learning" is a reference to
Sarasvati, charges of promoting Hinduism in public schools would be made...

The horror!

First Google search result for "the Goddess of learning"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati

*Saraswati* (Sanskrit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit>: सरस्वती, *
Sarasvatī* ?<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(Indic)>)
is the Hindu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu>
goddess<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi>of
knowledge <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge>,
music<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music>,
arts <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts> and
science<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science>.
She is the companion of Brahma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma>, also
revered as his *Shakti* (power).

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