I Pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That was America's first pledge. Schoolchildren recited words from a ...

With so many schools and districts in the nation, it’s hard to truly determine if Mary Fackler’s classes influenced how the Pledge is done today, writes Joe Blackstock.

The Pledge of Allegiance has taken it on the chin over the years. Everything from the clause "one nation under God" to its recitation in public schools and public meetings has been challenged ...

(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.

Pledging our allegiance to the American flag does indeed seem misdirected, as suggested by John M. Crisp in his March 21 opinion piece, “The many ways to pledge allegiance to our country ...

The Pledge of Allegiance also was created to venerate the flag and "foster patriotism," in addition to boosting revenue for a popular magazine in the late 1800s by selling flags and subscriptions.

The American flag and the Christian Bible have been adopted as symbols of the far right. Moderate and liberal-leaning folks now shy away from these symbols. We must take back our symbols.

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.

Parker’s bill says that students in Arizona’s public schools “shall recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag” unless they are 18 or have a parent’s permission to opt out.