Emily Thurston’s commentary (“Remove ‘under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance,” June 25) was one of the gutsiest and most well-written public essays I have seen from a high-school student. I hope her classmates are as open-minded.

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Emily Thurston’s commentary (“Remove ‘under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance,” June 25) was one of the gutsiest and most well-written public essays I have seen from a high-school student. I hope her classmates are as open-minded.