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Did You Know: A Christian Pastor Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
Interestingly, an upstate New York Baptist minister’s son, Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance years after following his father’s footsteps into the pulpit and then out into the public square in New York City and Boston. Later in his … Continue reading
Believe it or not, “Separation of Church and State” Isn’t in the Constitution
Contrary to popular belief, the phrase “separation of church and state” is not in the U.S. Constitution. Yet, two clauses were intentionally written in the First Amendment– to protect the church from the state. Not one of the ninety Founding … Continue reading