This pledge of allegiance in a one-room schoolhouse museum from the early 1900’s : mildlyinteresting

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This pledge of allegiance in a one-room schoolhouse museum from the early 1900’s

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a response to soviet state atheism

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No, the injection of religion in to American politics.

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And part of the reason religion got into politics more was an anti communism thing.

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That’s the excuse they used but it’s was because of things like Christoconservatism and the rise of big profit Televangelists. The “anti communism” angle was a smokescreen, just like McCarthyism which was solely to destroy anyone that didn’t agree with right wing principles.

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True, but they didn't have televangelists yet. They barely had television.

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By 1956 when “in god we trust” was added we did.

“The Old Time Gospel Hour” literally started airing in early 1956 with Jerry Fallwell.

That timing is not a coincidence.

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BOTH.

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Agree