Mixed Reaction to Idea of British Pledge

The idea sounds simple: Build British pride with a new pledge of allegiance, a new national holiday and citizenship ceremonies for children and immigrants.

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Federal Court Hears Pledge, Motto Cases

An atheist pleaded with a federal appeals court to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" from U.S. currency, saying the references disrespect his religious beliefs.

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Founded in the early 1900's, the Modern Iranian Army was trained by German, Swedish, Russian, and British officers.

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The Obama presidency is not a revolution, but a restoration. His words and actions are steeped in the conservative tradition.

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A History of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The colonists declared independence in 1776. The war was fought until 1783. The first government was established in 1789.

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A couple authors have their say.

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The ACLU sued Florida because a teacher berated a 17 year old student for not standing in class during the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Sadly, for many people in the United States, citizenship has become a passive term. All too often the idea of being an American is an allegiance without passion, a coincidence of birth that is bereft of any significance deeper than geographic location.

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The response could leave one of Gordon Brown's key initiatives in shreds.

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British children are to be asked to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen in new classroom ceremonies.

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Someone wrote and asked me, "Why are there Israeli- but not Mexican-American Dual Nationals?" Well, here's my take on this. I'd also like your views and opinions.

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The Dutch lower house and the media are engaged into a fierce debate whether people need to abandon their second nationality once they are appointed ministers or secretaries of departments.

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The Great Division

I'm sure most of the people who read this will have read my last article about faith, and the role it has had in Bush's support not dropping to historic lows despite his historic failures.

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How to Save Our Freedoms: The Pledge v. The Constitution

A bold title, to be sure. But what I'm proposing, while rather radical, also makes a lot of sense.

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