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fourth of july: misunderstood 'patriotic' songs

Woody Guthrie’s enduring classic may be seen as an alternative to the National Anthem, but it wasn’t intended as such when the singer-songwriter, irritated by radio stations playing Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” on a constant loop, wrote the song in 1940. ... Another..

flyers remove statue of late singer kate smith

On Friday, the Flyers said Smith’s “God Bless America” recording had been removed from their library, following baseball’s New York Yankees. . ... Smith’s connection with the Flyers started in 1969 when a team executive ordered her version of “God Bless..

god bless america? no, please don’t!

God Bless America out of their playlist and covering bronze statue of the singer near their arena as they investigate the matter... God Bless America was Flyers good luck charm. Someone had to plant the corn, Someone had to slave and be able to sing. ..

slander not protected by first amendment

The Westboro Baptist Church believes that God hates America because of its tolerance of homosexuality. During this particular funeral protest, they carried signs stating 'God Hates the USA,' 'America is doomed,' 'Semper fi fags' and 'Thank God for dead soldiers.' ...

america has won its last war

America must come to see they are under a curse from God and repent of their sins.” . ... They have turned from the God who so richly blessed them. As a result, God has stopped giving America miracle victories—and has truly broken the pride of America’s..

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Bush's invocations of God, meanwhile, are never gratuitous but are appropriate to context -- a funeral, or prayer breakfast, or the finishing touch on a State of the Union address: 'God bless America.' ... One can find other references to God, most notably in Bush's articulation of..

an avowed agnostic divines the perils of piety

What's striking about journalists and intellectuals today, liberal and alike, is not their Voltairian skepticism except their deference to belief and utter failure to criticize, much less satirize, America's with God... America has no official state religion, religion --..

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