I Pledge Allegiance: A Recommitment to America [Hardcover]

D.B. Webb (Author)

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Debbie Webb has extensive experience in writing and teaching curricula for women's classes, seminars, and retreats. A minister's wife for the past twenty-three years, she and her husband, Stan, have four biological children and a covenant son.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Howard Books (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158229254X
• ISBN-13: 978-1582292540
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,635,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars obvious, October 21, 2002

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This review is from: I Pledge Allegiance: A Recommitment to America (Hardcover)

obvious but useful
If you want to help your children understand the meaning of the pledge of allegiance, that's the book you need. The pictures are okay, but I would prefer more pictures and less text.
The story of the pledge is missing.

4.0 out of 5 stars I Pledge Allegiance: A recommitment to America, August 30, 2010

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A gift book.
An uplifting reminder.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Propaganda, June 21, 2007

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Lola - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Pledge Allegiance: A Recommitment to America (Hardcover)

I leafed through this book at a hotel gift shop one day, expecting to find a history of the pledge, or perhaps some interesting facts and trivia. Instead I found an agenda-pushing piece of propaganda. The book includes numerous quotes from George W. Bush and clearly displays a Christian agenda. One of my favorite quotes from this little book is "And although we, in times of peace, disagree and engage in loud debate about whether to express our faith in the public arena...we all rally in the Great Throne Room of the Almighty when tragedy strikes and our hearts are humbled by fear." I think my fellow atheists would agree that such a statement would be laughable if it wasn't so frustrating and irritating. And yes, the author did use the phrase "the Great Throne Room of the Almighty", whatever that is.

Which brings me to my next point. If you can get past the religious and political slants to this book, you will surely be appalled by the horrendous writing. I Pledge Allegiance: A Recommitment to America includes such glorious prose as "Dignified men uncover their heads in obeisance, and ragamuffins stand at attention when she [the American flag] passes by" and "The open wounds of oppression still oozed the blood of the patriots".

A quick look at the copyright page will give readers a clear indication of the publisher's agenda. "Our purpose at Howard Publishing is to: Increase faith in the hearts of growing Christians, Inspire holiness in the lives of believers and Instill hope in the hearts of struggling people everywhere. Because He's coming again!"

I thought I was going to look through a book about an American tradition, but instead all I got was a right-wing bible-thumping treatise on the importance of submitting to the government and glorifying god. Unless you are a hardcore conservative evangelical Christian, I recommend you don't go anywhere near this propagandistic bit of tripe.