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Republicans try to drum up the dumbest possible scandal about Chasten Buttigieg
This is the best they’ve got? They’re small-minded people making shameful allegations.
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Conservatives freak out over video of teacher suggesting kids pledge allegiance to Pride flag
Commenters said the video proves that the country is in “shambles” and that public education should be abolished.
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Commentary
Nothing screams patriotism like banning peaceful protests
Forced expressions of nationalism go against what the flag symbolizes and what our brave service members risk their lives to protect.
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When a teacher assaults a teen who won’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, it’s not ‘patriotism’
What happened to personal liberty and justice for all?
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Why I don’t pledge my allegiance to the American flag
Patriotism is not the same thing as nationalism.
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Will Phillips: ‘Lack of equality for some is lack of equality for all’
Catch Will Phillips accepting the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday. Phillips appeared in the award winning segment “Why Will Won’t Pledge Allegiance” from CNN’s American Morning. Back in November, the 10-year-old Arkansas boy decided that he could not, in good conscience, pledge […]
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Arkansas 5th grader refuses to ‘pledge allegiance’ until gays gain equality
Updated 11/17/09. Added: Interview with CNN. A 10-year-old Arkansas boy named Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to the flag as long as the country for which it stands refuses legal equality to its LGBT citizens. The West Fork School District fifth grade student clashed with a substitute teacher […]