silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoClimate Is Now a US Culture War Issuewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down114cross-posted to: politics@beehaw.org
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkClimate Is Now a US Culture War Issuewww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@beehaw.org
minus-squarecassetti@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoYeah, “under god” was not added to currency or the pledge until 1954, in response to the civil rights movement of the era. The founding fathers would have be rolling in their grave if they could. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/14/the-gripping-sermon-that-got-under-god-added-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance-on-flag-day/
Yeah, “under god” was not added to currency or the pledge until 1954, in response to the civil rights movement of the era. The founding fathers would have be rolling in their grave if they could.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/14/the-gripping-sermon-that-got-under-god-added-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance-on-flag-day/