Was I being naïve again? Recently, I called Michigan’s SB 637 ”a wasteful, GOP-crafted distraction.” The proposed law would, …ENSURE THAT EACH PUPIL IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IT OPERATES IS REQUIRED TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES EACH SCHOOL DAY. I assumed that the legislation was just another tiresome [...]
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Pledging Allegiance to the Cross Spangled Banner
Posted in christianity, church and state, evangelism, history, politics, tagged bible, Cross Spangled Banner, Flags, Michigan, Pledge of Allegiance on November 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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