"Is it time to retire the Pledge of Allegiance?"
Description
"We're about the only nation to pledge allegiance to a flag, and we do it without even understanding why we do so. Perhaps it's time to consider retiring this anachronistic practice, or at least finding a meaningful replacement."
Paul M. Howey does a quick review of what the Pledge of Allegiance truly means and how most Americans seem to bypass this understanding when actually reciting it.
Paul M. Howey does a quick review of what the Pledge of Allegiance truly means and how most Americans seem to bypass this understanding when actually reciting it.
Date
2008-07-06
Type
Newspaper Article
Source
Howey, Paul M. "Is It Time to Retire the Pledge of Allegiance?" Tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 2008. Accessed November 13, 2016.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-06/news/0807050312_1_francis-bellamy-pledge-flag-sales
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-06/news/0807050312_1_francis-bellamy-pledge-flag-sales