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BEDFORD— The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 9:30 a.m ...
" The quote is dated MMXXIV, which is Roman numerals for 2024. This hints that the updated Pledge of Allegiance was created by Cesar Catilina as part of the grand opening of his utopia, Megalopolis.
Francis J. Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892 and found a powerful ally in the patriotic National Education Association, which brought it to the American schoolroom. Here's his story.
A bill recently filed by North Carolina Republicans would compel public schools to devote time each day to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Most people who have attended public school in North ...
(The Conversation) — On Flag Day, a historian of religions in America explains how the Pledge of Allegiance, which honors the American flag, is part of American civil religion.
Many remember starting schooldays with the Pledge of Allegiance. Some stand and salute the American flag when attending a parade — maybe for the Fourth of July.
It’s just the latest chapter in the long controversial history of the Pledge of Allegiance, a 31-word exercise in performative patriotism that often seems to cause more trouble than it’s worth.
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to botch the pledge of allegiance as the Senate was sworn in for the 119th Congress.
Why would anyone being marginalized pledge allegiance to a flag representing a country seemingly in the process of stripping away their freedoms?
Stephen Vigesaa, a school board member in conservative Fergus Falls in west-central Minnesota, has stopped saying the pledge of allegiance, saying it violates his religious faith. He could pay for ...
Schools in Washington are required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily. A new bill would make sure students actually understand what it means Wed., Jan. 31, 2024 ...
Reps. Dan Bishop and Deborah Ross find themselves in a heated debate over whether a congressional committee should say the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings.