Keep prayer out of Little League pledge

Published 12:11 am Friday, October 3, 2008

I’m concerned about the “Little League Pledge” that players were asked to recite on opening day at Torguson Park. The pledge begins: “I trust in God. I love my country and will respect its laws.” Is baseball the proper venue for this talk?

Little League need not take a leading stand on matters of theology or patriotism or the often confused mixing of the two.

I appreciate all the work so many do to make baseball possible for our kids. (Thank you Snoqualmie Valley Little League!) I trust in God and try to love my country and respect its laws. But I want baseball to be about baseball: teamwork, sportsmanship, friendships, skillfulness and fun.

Lee Carney Hartman

North Bend