(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. (The Conversation ...

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," Bellamy’s American credo read it in its initial 22-word incarnation.

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. How many insolently “take a ...

Walters said incorporating the American flag and Pledge of Allegiance respects American heritage and instills a sense of patriotism and civic duty in students. Under the new guidelines ...

The Arizona House on Tuesday approved what is perhaps the most unpatriotic bill of the year. The bill comes courtesy of Mesa Rep. Barbara Parker, one of the Legislature’s newest and most extreme ...

If all had gone well, one student would be selected to hold a small American flag while the rest of the class was rewarded by being permitted to recite these words: “I pledge allegiance to my ...

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.” ...