that came from their Creator – God – is what I call the ‘Theology of the Fourth of July’.” -Ira Stoll Independence Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on the ideological tug-of-war ...

To wit: God bless America, please. God save the state, we pray. God mend America’s every flaw, amen and amen. On the Lord’s day and in his house, let it not be America’s song, but salvation ...

"God Bless America" is a phrase whose ubiquity comes thanks to political speeches and even top sporting events. At face value, the meaning seems simple. But in this week's Ethics and Religion Talk ...

In 1918, while he was serving in the Army in upstate New York, Irving Berlin wrote the song “God Bless America.” It wasn’t until 20 years later in 1938 when Berlin, a Russian Jew, thought ...

It’s hard to know how to ask God to bless America right now. On a recent visit to the East Coast, I found friends and peers in a mixture of panic and denial about the coming November election. I did ...

God Bless America because America was built for religious freedom and free from religious persecution. A lot of people died for our freedom, those people believed in God, which brought them here.

'God Bless America' banned from classrooms in Pennsylvania school district. The Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a complaint over the phrase being used after the recitation of the Pledge of ...

My experience with "God Bless America" is limited. I don't think I've ever sung the song in worship or encountered it in many public gatherings. I learned the song in elementary school, but I don't ...

Dion soulfully sings “God Bless America,” though she is Canadian. When singer Marc Anthony performed the song at the 2013 baseball All-Star Game, racists attacked his performance, tweeting ...

Principal Sam Sassano tells me the recitation of “God bless America” has nothing to do with religion. “It wasn’t taught with any intention of having any type of religious overtones,” the ...

We have just passed the greatest annual event in civil religion when we all – even some atheists – joined the chorus “God Bless America” to honor the United States, believing somehow that ...

Spirituality No, God Does Not Bless America Atheists are pushing back against religious patriotism. Posted February 15, 2015 ...