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Most Americans are ignorant as to the true origins of The Pledge of Allegiance. They probably assume it was written by the Founding Fathers. That’s one of the main problems of the American population, people assume things without doing any independent research.

Being a Christian and a Nationalist is not the same. A Christian is any individual who believes Jesus was crucified for our sins, rose from the dead, is the only way for salvation and He will soon return. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Some of us believe being a Christian is exclusive to only a privileged few.

You may not know this, but Stalin had a very rocky relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church. His war on religion in the Soviet Union was one of history's most brutal and extensive crackdowns on religious freedom.

I have a friend who is in a conflict with his father over religion. My friend left his father's religion. His father hasn’t spoken to him since. The last thing the father said was, “Why don’t you want to spend eternity with me?”

To have a productive, non-divided society, I believe we must evaluate every entity that influences our community. There can be no groups that are “above criticism” because nefarious entities will use the cover of those groups for malicious purposes.

Everybody should be allowed to believe whatever they want provided those beliefs don’t cause harm to anyone. Unfortunately, the United States of America has become a hostile and divided country. The “Christian agenda” is only furthering this hostility and division.

There have been many discussions lately about bringing mandatory prayer to public schools. As a parent, I think this is a terrible idea. I believe that our media and our politicians too often assume that there is general public support for prayer in school. This is a misconception.

I receive a lot of hostility from white Christians. This comes in the form of aggression in everyday life and in threatening language in comments on my articles. I only have one thing to say to white Christians: you should be ashamed of yourself.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. When was the last time you recited the Pledge of Allegiance? I'll go first. The last time I recited the Pledge of Allegiance was on my last day of high school before graduation. No one has asked me to recite the Pledge of Allegiance since then, and I haven't been present at any gathering or event where other people were reciting it.