Sometime back when I was in grade school we would recite the Pledge of Allegiance before our classes began. Then when I joined the Boy Scouts we’d say the Pledge before any of our activities could get ...

Dear editor, It seems the Pledge of Allegiance is promoted, from time to time, as a historic document that proves our nation was founded on Christian principles. The history of the Pledge shows that ...

While I am pretty sure I know what it means, allegiance is a word I have to think through before I type it. I don’t use it often in print. The “Pledge of Allegiance” I know quite well, even if I don’t ...

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 placed the words ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. flag is celebrated each year on June 14. tiaramaio/RooM via Getty images The ...

The country could learn a lesson in civil discourse from what transpired at the South Bend City Council meeting on... Read ...

Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. She was walking quietly down the hall at River Bluff High School in Lexington, S.C., ...

As Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate floats a daily pledge allegiance in schools, what is the current law about the ...