My Country – You Don’t Have to Salute the Flag On June 3, 1940, the Supreme Court held that a Jehovah’s Witness must salute the flag if required by statute. In Pennsylvania, a state law required school children to salute the flag. A child claimed that doing so would violate his religious beliefs. We discussed …
My Country – Oaths and Pledges On February 22, 1634, the Privy Council barred the departure of ten ships bound for New England. The Council felt they boats were filled with people “ill affected and discontented as well with civil as ecclesiasticall government.” They feared these people would add confusion and disorder to the Colonies, …