All across the United States, its citizens regularly stand, with hands on heart, to make the Pledge of Allegiance. But what is it, what does it mean and why is it so important? Untold is a free ...

Creating the pledge -- The meaning of the pledge -- Spreading the pledge -- Making the pledge safe for democracy -- A nation under God -- Protesting the pledge -- One nation-- indivisible? -- ...

I first struggled with "under God" in my fourth-grade class in Westport, Connecticut. It was the spring of 1954, and Congress had voted, after some controversy, to insert the phrase into the Pledge of ...

Being a member of two organizations, rich in military histories, I am not un-accustomed to our Pledge of Allegiance. The last time I, as a part of a group, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, my mind ...

The country could learn a lesson in civil discourse from what transpired at the South Bend City Council meeting on... Read ...