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The Pledge of Allegiance timeline from 1892 to 2014 in a nutshell. According to this article the pledge was never really banned from our schools. There was however attempts to remove "under god" from the pledge. I personally would have liked my children to have said the pledge every morning at school just as I did.

I did not know the history of The pledge of Allegiance but this is very insightful. Interesting that a Religious group also tried to declare it unconstitutional. Good find!

For many kids the Pledge of Allegiance is just tradition at school and for others is a very important quote. It is very interesting how our pledge ask for loyalty and how our kids are learning that since they are little.

Article giving insight on the Pledge of Allegiance, in light of the case "Doe v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District". The original pledge actually did not include "Under God"! It was added in 1954.

This is a website displaying both sides to the debate on whether or not students should be required to say the pledge of allegiance in the classroom. Arguments from both sides are present. This effects personal freedoms because every student should have the personal freedom to choose if they want to say the pledge or not.

This article shows that a whopping 85% of Americans believe that the words "under God" should stay in the Pledge of Allegiance. Survey also shows that much of the younger Americans support the removal: 14% (18-29 age group) compared to the 5% over 64.

In this article it explains Obama signing the Executive Order 13738 and the reasons on why the Pledge of Allegiance is being banned. It was banned due to lack of freedom of religion.

Banning the Pledge of Allegiance in America sounds very ridiculous to many citizens. After reading the article, I somewhat understand the reasoning behind Obama's decision however, in his own words, Obama stated his action stemmed from his personal belief. One man's personal belief should not supersede the personal belief's of a million others. On a side note, President Trump revoked this executive order on March 27, 2017.

The reason why people have a problem with it is because of the "Under God" part. I'm not sure about that park because it doesn't say which God they are talking about. I do think it would be best to keep it out of schools until the words "Under God" is removed. I think a better way to do this would have been removing the "Under God" part. Overall I do support removing "Under God" from the pledge.

This article explains the law about saying "In God We Trust" during the pledge of allegiance. Many people believe this shouldn't be forced upon children, that religion and schools should be separate. This article explains congresses view on the matter.

The Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 to add he phrase "under God." this article highlights the facts that the same country that expresses freedom of religion, has this phrase in our school system, but refuses to allow Muslim students the right to pray.

Humanitarian leaders warn public, as international donors pledge billions in support of refugee crisis in a London meeting on Thursday, that it is not enough. Although aid is important, the most important thing to do right now is stop the war.