Category: Pledge of Allegiance

Fargo School Board Reinstates the Pledge of Allegiance After National Public Outcry

August 19, 2022
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After criticism from conservative lawmakers and backlash from citizens nationwide, the Fargo Board of Education on Aug. 18 voted to reverse course on its previous week’s decision to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before its meetings. On Aug. 9, seven of the board’s nine members, including four newcomers who took office in June, voted…

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Pennsylvania Teacher Suspended After Discussion on Standing for Flag Offends Students

July 6, 2022
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A Pennsylvania history teacher has been suspended without pay after a discussion about standing during the Pledge of Allegiance offended some of her 12- and 13-year-old seventh-grade students. Every morning before classes start, students are told “please rise” for the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance, which are broadcast over the loudspeaker at Central…

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Patriotism and Noble Deeds: The Pleasures of Life

June 30, 2021
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Commentary There is something powerful and compelling about the faces of those who stand to recite the pledge of allegiance for the first time as naturalized American citizens. Having legally entered our nation, they have become some of the most ardent patriotic Americans who have earned the right to be called citizens. Yet they find…

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Colorado Town Mayor Cancels Pledge of Allegiance at Town Hall, Attendees Recite Anyway

June 22, 2021
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The mayor of Silverton, Colorado, issued a statement during a trustee meeting saying that he will discontinue recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the meetings. His idea was met with resistance and some of the attendees stood up and recited it loudly during the comment section of the meeting. Even though…

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Democrats Oppose Gaetz Proposal to Recite Pledge of Allegiance at House Judiciary Hearings

February 4, 2021
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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 4 opposed an amendment to the committee rules that would require each meeting to start with the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance. “It’s unnecessary,” Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said. “The House begins every day with the Pledge of Allegiance. We’re covered by that. There is…

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