Pledge

The Pledge of Allegiance to school children is merely another part of their morning. While it does unify Americans under one flag and one promise, it actually excludes certain groups of people, specifically those who are not members of the monotheistic religion the nation was founded with: Christianity. Fortunately, this could be solved by revising the pledge. However, should the pledge be recited at all? The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, who actually did not…

to stand or not during the pledge of allegiance in schools. America is filled with all different people meaning all sorts of different types of people contribute to making up this country. By forcing kids to recite the words of the pledge, including “under God,” if they do not believe in god then they are being forced to say what they don’t believe in. Our great nation is very orientated with all our freedoms, and by forcing students to stand for and recite the pledge it is taking away their…

her monologue about the pledge of allegiance, the girl sat quietly in her seat. Her face burned bright red from embarrassment and frustration at being misunderstood. The pledge of allegiance has become a part of everyday life for kids in elementary, middle and high school. From a young age kids are taught to recite this oath before class every morning. It has become so ingrained in American society that it is rarely questioned or comprehended, even by those who daily pledge their loyalty and…

Pledge Your Allegiance Picture a place where children, starting from the ripe age of 7 years old, are made to chant a contract of their loyalty to a an idol that represents ideals they don’t yet understand. Imagine that they not only say it but also undergo a ritual each morning to praise the idol. Any dissident who forgoes the ritual is condemned and questioned, even being outcast by piers. You may be envisioning a country such as Russia or China, or even some fictional, Orwellian government,…

“Free” Memorizing the Pledge of Allegiance is a flashback to the kindergarten days. Not knowing what the pledge was or what it stood for, but having to stand each morning, place our right hand over our heart, and monotonously recite the pledge like robots. However, engraving the pledge into these young minds goes against many religions that do not believe in a God. Having them say the pledge either forces them to recognize that there is a God or protest against the pledge. For those that…

Take a Stand (Rough Draft) “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,” (enforced by President Eisenhower, 1954). The Pledge of Allegiance should not include the phrase "under God," considering that America is not a religion based country. Based on the constitution, religion is only mentioned twice as respect but not to honor it. In this day in age equality is a…

one of my clearest memories is reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before class started. This ritual never really had much meaning other than the fact that saying the Pledge meant I was stating the fact “I love my country”. In recent years some controversy has been surrounding the Pledge of Allegiance and the words “under God”. Gwen Wilde wrote an article concerning the topic of revising the Pledge of Allegiance in titled “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should be Revised”. In the…

America the fallen I pledge allegiance to the flag and the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. I’ve stood up, placed my right hand over my heart, and performed these lyrics of the pledge of allegiance since kindergarten. I never quite understood why some students were so ignorant and would choose to sit or sleep in highschool when we were asked to stand for the pledge. In middle school and…

The Pledge of Allegiance seems to have become a major issue in school systems across the United States, and is no longer thought of as a celebration of our freedom. “The Pledge of Allegiance, recited daily by most schoolchildren across America, has become a topic of considerable controversy since a challenge to the phrase "under God," which was added to the pledge in 1954, was recently held by a California federal appeals court to be a violation of the Establishment Clause.” (Davis, D. H.)…

Brisco An American Tradition: The Pledge of Allegiance In the year 1892 the Pledge of Allegiance was published. The Pledge was written to honor the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. In 1924 the Pledge was recognized by the U.S. Government. Seventy-four years later in 1998, Dr. Michael Newdow filed a suit against the school board of Broward County in order to get the phrase "under God" removed from the pledge. In the United States of America the pledge is an important…