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Pledge of Allegiance

The 70th anniversary of “under God”

John Fea   |  June 14, 2024

Happy Flag Day! Seventy years ago today–June 14, 1954–the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Brian Kaylor has the full story at Baptist News Global. Here is a taste: George Docherty was a progressive Presbyterian minister serving […]

The American history some conservative evangelicals wish weren’t true

John Fea   |  August 25, 2022

Baptist News Global’s Rodney Kennedy asked historians Randall Balmer, Bill Trollinger, and yours truly to suggest a few historical facts that conservative evangelicals wish weren’t true. Here is my contribution to the piece: Fea says evangelicals wish it weren’t true […]

Josh Hawley’s “Love America Act.” Let’s break it down

John Fea   |  August 8, 2021

Last week we published a post on Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s op-ed in The New York Post condemning critical race theory and promoting his personal view of what young Americans should learn in history class. His views are encapsulated in […]