UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Some say that the pledge of allegiance is done out of respect for this nation, but it’s hard for some children to respect the country when they’re discriminated against because of their skin color or ...

North Dakota North Dakota school board reinstates Pledge of Allegiance at its meetings North Dakota's governor pushed for the pledge to stay, but added that it is not mandatory for people to recite it ...

Fourth graders at Charles H. Taylor Elementary School in Boston recite the Pledge of Allegiance on March 24. Forgive me, dear reader, if I implore you to refrain from engaging in overly ...

Teacher told students Pledge of Allegiance was optional; controversy ensued. Arika Herron. The Indianapolis Star.

A federal appeals court has ruled that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because it includes the words "under God," violating the separation of church and state.

Controversial pledge: Unfortunately, Barnwell's experience is far from unique. It's just the latest chapter in the controversial history of the Pledge of Allegiance, a 31-word exercise in ...

It took hearing the Pledge of Allegiance from my 4-year-old to examine what I want my children to know about America. It is a great nation, yes, but flawed in serious ways.

The Pledge of Allegiance was written for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1892 by a socialist preacher, Francis Bellamy.

Pledge of Allegiance Permission Slip A photograph showing a school opt-out form for the Pledge of Allegiance was frequently misinterpreted to represent the opposite.

Forcing people to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag isn’t a sign of patriotism. It’s a sign of a coercion here in the land of the free, a country that is supposed to revere ...

A: There is history to the “Pledge of Allegiance.” The words that you reference, “under God,” were added in 1954. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill passed by Congress that ...