I first struggled with "under God" in my fourth-grade class in Westport, Connecticut. It was the spring of 1954, and Congress had voted, after some controversy, to insert the phrase into the ...

On the morning of October 21, 1892, children at schools across the country rose to their feet, faced a newly installed American flag and, for the first time, recited 23 words written by a man that ...

I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance ...

Laura Palmer is a Vietnam War correspondent who went on to write about the families torn apart by the war. I was allowed to stay home from school at lunch time to watch JFK being sworn in.

As red-blooded Americans, we all know the Pledge of Allegiance. Most schools require students to recite it before the day's classes begin. But the 31-word passage has evolved over time. Most ...

A House subcommittee later moved meeting rooms and locked the doors, barring access to the public. House rules require public ...

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 ...

As someone who believes that traditions are important in our society I have been disappointed since 2022, when the Bremerton City Council voted 5 to 2 to eliminate the routine recital of the ...

The Supreme Court established in 1943 no one can be compelled to pledge allegiance to the U.S. flag, but that didn’t stop a Texas teacher from taking issue with a Black student who abstained. HOUSTON ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The N.C. General Assembly convenes in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, January 9, 2019.