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Posts tagged as “patriotism”

Under God, Christians Should Refuse to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

South Dakota theologian Anna Madsen reports that when her daughter Else was seven, she refused to pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Why? Because she believes in liberty, justice, and God: ...three years ago, on…

No Daily Pledge for SF High Schoolers: Too Busy for Compelled Speech

The Sioux Falls School Board declined last night to require high school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day in class. The board's reasoning: the high schoolers are too busy! “At the high school level, there isn’t always…

September 11 Just Another Day at Work; Noem and Rounds Agree

President Barack Obama and Governor Dennis Daugaard told us to fly our flags at half staff yesterday to commemorate the lives lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. I'm on record saying our half-staff mania is overdone and…

Rushmore Tourist Captures Communitarian Patriotic Spirit

The Heidelbergers drove down the road and visited Mount Rushmore this fine sunny Sunday in the Black Hills: I'm up to a dozen Rushmore visits now. I have yet to tire of those great faces—the four in granite, and the…

It’s a Wonderful Life: Christmas Story and American Allegory

I haven't rewatched It's a Wonderful Life yet this year, but I get a little verklempt just thinking about it. I wonder if maybe we ought to show Frank Capra's masterpiece on July 4 as well as Christmas. Robert Reich…