“I was starting second grade when I first recited the pledge of allegiance. The same year, my mother and I had just immigrated to the United States in search of a better life. Like that day 30 years ago, today the pledge still does not speak to me or even encourage patriotic introspec...
Could the Pledge of Allegiance Change Again? This conflict over “under God” and the Appeals Court ruling shows a strong argument for a change. The Christian faith remains a powerful force in the United States. There is also the undeniable fact that while much of older white America is Chri...
The Pledge of Allegiance has been a controversial topic for many years, with some people arguing that it should be changed while others are passionate about keeping it as it is. Some believe that changing it would be disrespectful to the country and those who have fought for it. Others ...
David Crump, I Pledge Allegiance: A Believer's Guide to Kingdom Citizenship in Twenty-first-century America CrumpDavid, I Pledge Allegiance: A Believer's G... Pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is considered a suitable surrogate marker of treatment efficacy in ...
the Pledge of Allegiance. Day by day, each individual erects his or herself to recite the words we have come to learn by heart and accept into our every morning. After years of unwavering participation, I gradually noticed how odd this tradition seemed. Thoughts of what it means to pledge ...
I do not pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.This pledge—a mechanically-repeated affirmation of loyalty inculcated in children by rote—is the legacy of the socialist progressive movement in the late 1800s. Its author, Francis Bellamy, was a self-avowed “Christian ...
As part of the campaign, Sharp gave an assignment to a member of his staff: Francis J. Bellamy, who was an author, a minister and an advocate of the tenets of Christian socialism. Sharp asked Bellamy to compose a Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Bellamy wrote it, and it was published...