Pledge of Allegiance

American children have recited the Pledge of Allegiance as part of their school day. Today, these 31 words serve as a unifying oath for all Americans. Controversy continues over whether the author was the chairman of the committee, Francis Bellamy--who worked in the promotions department of a magazine for young people that published the pledge called the Youth’s Companion --or James Upham, who worked for the publishing firm that produced the magazine. The pledge was published anonymously in…

I Pledge Allegiance I sat in my elementary classroom surrounded by my peers. We talked and laughed waiting for the day to start. Suddenly, a familiar tune came over the announcements. We immediately stop talking, stood in place, our hand over our heart, and we began in synchrony “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.” We did not know at the beginning why we…

Revisions to the Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a socialist minister named Francis Bellamy in August of 1892. He had hoped that it would be used by citizens in any country. It was penned as follows, “I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The words, “the flag of the united States of America,” were added in 1923, and the mistake of inserting, “under god,” took place in 1954…

last 80 years. America has been built off of the belief in God and that is the way it has been over 241 years. It wasn’t till 1954 that Dwight D. Eisenhower decided to put “One nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance to make that statement true. Then, around 2013-2015 the Pledge of Allegiance was taken out of schools because parents were angry their kids were being forced to follow a religion at school that they might not follow at home. Yet, in 1925, teachers weren’t able to teach the…

“God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, Although the word “God” can be used in many forms. There are many different points of view on what the word “God” actually means, most all religions have a form of God or something of a higher power that people give reverence to. So many people don 't mind the fact that the Pledge of Allegiance pertains the phrase “Under God”. However , there are a few groups of people that do not like the fact that the word “God” is used in the Pledge of Allegiance, these…

the pledge of allegiance, we have to say “under God”? The pledge of allegiance was originally created by Colonel George Balch in 1887. Since it was first created, it has been revised several times and different parts and words have been added to the pledge. One of the words that were added during the revision of the pledge are the words “under God”. The words “under God” were added in 1954 after many revisions. Many people believe that the words “under God” should remain as part of the pledge as…

and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Many of times, phrases have been either added or removed from the pledge. Just recently, in 1954, the phrase “one nation indivisible” was changed to read “one nation, under God, indivisible”. People all over the country have been debating whether or not the words “under god” should be in the Pledge of Allegiance despite the fact that it interferes with the freedom of religion mentioned in the first amendment. Some people believe that the pledge should be…

"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." As a student, The Pledge of Allegiance was how we started our day every morning. We would stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to show our respect and support for the people who fought for our country. If I walked into a classroom today while during the Pledge of Allegiance, I would see that some students would be standing…

means to me. The United States flag stands for so many things but most importantly, strength and respect. It stands for the brave soldiers risking their lives, to protect our nation. When we put our right hand over our hearts, to say the Pledge of Allegiance, we show respect to our soldiers and our nation. Whether you’re in school, or at a sporting event,…

religion.” About a quarter of the U.S. either believes in god, many gods, science or in no god. Many people believe that “God” should be removed from the pledge because it violates the First Amendment and doesn’t allow them to express themselves and believe in their own religion. This begins controversy because they don’t want to do the Pledge of Allegiance or even listen to the National Anthem. They also believe that if it’s removed then it will not cause controversy and that they can finally…