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  • University Cuts Pledge of Allegiance from Veterans Day Chapel Because It Makes Some 'Uncomfortable'

    11/06/2015 5:47:11 PM PST · by Kaslin · 58 replies
    The College Fix ^ | November 6, 2015
    UpdatedVeterans group outraged by 'this slap in the face'Veterans group outraged by ‘this slap in the face’An evangelical university is removing the Pledge of Allegiance from its Veterans Day chapel service in response to complaints that patriotism has no place in worship.The "presentation of the colors," in which a color guard presents or retires an American flag, has also been excised from the schedule.In a Wednesday email to Seattle Pacific University faculty members who are military veterans, obtained by The College Fix, Chaplain Bo Lim said "some people mentioned to me that they would be uncomfortable doing [the Pledge of...