The reasons are complex. The author of the original pledge, Francis Bellamy, thought it was important to pledge allegiance to the flag and the republic (not just the Constitution) because after ...

On Nov. 29, 2022, Marissa Barnwell, an honor student at River Bluff High School in Lexington, S.C., was walking to class when the Pledge of Allegiance came on over the loudspeaker. It was Marissa ...

(Sightings) — Seventy years ago, the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag was baptized. For its first six decades, the Pledge was “godless,” going straight from “one nation” to ...

We have a choice: pledge allegiance to the flag and the republic for which it stands, or pledge allegiance to a man who has broken that pledge and his oath of office to support the Constitution.

A few weeks ago, I was attending a breakfast meeting with a friend. As the meeting began, we were asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. She rolled her eyes, a gesture which I don’t ...

A few weeks ago, I was attending a breakfast meeting with a friend. As the meeting began, we were asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. She rolled her eyes, a gesture which I don’t ...

Richard Kyte: I don’t say the pledge because I think this country is perfect; I say the it because I am committed to making it better. Here's why we should say the Pledge of Allegiance Skip to ...

Richard Kyte: I don’t say the pledge because I think this country is perfect; I say the it because I am committed to making it better. Here's why we should say the Pledge of Allegiance Skip to ...

Richard Kyte: I don’t say the pledge because I think this country is perfect; I say the it because I am committed to making it better. Here's why we should say the Pledge of Allegiance Skip to ...

(Sightings) — The inclusion of ‘under God’ in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance was a sectarian move whose exclusionary effects are increasingly evident in today’s religious landscape.