Walter Suza of Ames, Iowa, writes frequently on the intersections of spirituality, anti-racism and social justice. “Out of the darkness light shall shine.” Some of my childhood memories are of walking ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We celebrate Flag Day on June 14, and the 31 words we all know by heart, yes, the Pledge of Allegiance, to the flag. What's interesting about the words in the pledge, is all the ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. I CAME ACROSS the following interpretation of the “Pledge of Allegiance” by the late ...

This Memorial Day and Fourth of July, as we recite the Pledge of Allegiance, let us all give special thought to the meaning of these 31 words (from Home of Heroes Web site): to the flag — to the ...

Being a member of two organizations, rich in military histories, I am not un-accustomed to our Pledge of Allegiance. The last time I, as a part of a group, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, my mind ...

The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Wednesday that the Pledge of Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion because it includes the words "under God.” The ruling means that ...

“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.” Beautiful heart felt ...

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance has been a school morning ritual as long as Brittney Youngblood can remember. "At first I didn't think about the flag," the eighth-grade Trinity Christian School ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposed senate bill is aiming to have school districts across Washington state teach the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance no later than the 2025-2026 school year. If it passes, ...

UPDATE, 8/31/21: Kristin Pitzen, the California schoolteacher who posted video to social media of herself instructing students to say the pledge of allegiance to a Progress Pride flag, has been ...

A California teacher who went viral after bragging in a TikTok video that she had taken down the American flag in her classroom because it made her feel "uncomfortable" and suggested that her students ...