A Short History of the Pledge of Allegiance:<\/p>\n
The Pledge was first published in the September 8th, 1892 issue of The Youth’s \tCompanion having been written by a Socialist Baptist minister Francis Bellamy.<\/p>\n
The Pledge of Allegiance as printed in 1892:<\/p>\n
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, \t with liberty and justice for all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Changes through the years:<\/p>\n
1923:\tNational Flag Conference changed the words “my flag” to “the Flag of the United States of America.”<\/p>\n
1954:\tCongress, after being lobbied by the Knights of Columbus, added the words “under God”.<\/p>\n
Commentary:<\/p>\n
First why is there a need for a pledge? Second why did Congress have to add ‘Under God” to it anyway’s? It probably had something to do with fighting Godless ‘Communists’ but does it really need to be there? Can’t we pledge allegiance without mentioning your god? We’ll soon find out<\/a>.<\/p>\n
You know what I always say: ‘Real men fight Nazi’s, not Communists.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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