Admin What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge?
“What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance in the United States?” The Pledge is our country’s mission statement. To the extent our country acts according to our mission statement, our country is behaving correctly. The loyalty is to the ideal described in the Pledge.
What does I pledge allegiance to the United States mean?
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America” indicates you are using the flag as a reference for the pledge. “and to the Republic for which it stands” indicates you are really pledging your allegiance to the republic, which is defined by the Constitution.
What hand do you stand with when you say the pledge?
When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we usually stand facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge. It was first published in The Youth’s Companion magazine in 1892 for children to say on the anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America.
Who wrote the pledge of allegiance and why?
Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge. It was first published in The Youth’s Companion magazine in 1892 for children to say on the anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. Congress officially recognized the pledge on June 22, 1942. Two changes have been made since it was written in 1892.
What does the pledge of allegiance to the flag mean?
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. “ I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America ” indicates you are using the flag as a reference for the pledge.
Should the pledge of allegiance be recited under God?
The pledge was written in 1892 (almost 100 years after America was founded) but the phrase “under God” was added in 1956 as part of the anti-communist sentiment prevalent at the time. People who claim that the pledge is tradition and “should” be recited do not seem to care if anyone’s religious freedom is violated by that phrase, ironically.