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Bookmark or Share- The Pledge of Allegiance - US HistoryThe Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "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.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
- Pledge of Allegiance - WikipediaAlthough not all manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address contain the words "under God", all the reporters' transcripts of the speech as delivered do, as perhaps Lincoln may have deviated from his prepared text and inserted the phrase when he said "that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom."
- Defending and Justifying 'Under God' in the PledgeRemoving "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance Does Not Endorse Atheism . The worst argument on behalf of keeping "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance has to be the claim that leaving God out of the Pledge would mean endorsing atheism. First, this implicitly acknowledges that the Pledge of Allegiance currently endorses a type of theism.
- Why Eisenhower Added 'Under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance ...The push to add “under God” to the pledge gained momentum during the second Red Scare, a period when U.S. politicians were keen to assert the moral superiority of U.S. capitalism over Soviet ...
- “Under God:” Understanding its Revolutionary UsageThis second meaning of “under God” can also signify “with God’s permission.” In this respect, “under God” was an apotropaic measure (having the power to avoid evil or bad luck) analogous to “God willing” (Deo volente in Latin, inshallah in Arabic). Such precautionary sayings avert misfortune by blunting excessive praise or ...
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