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Spangled Banner,” “ America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” — all patriotic songs that celebrate America.
“God bless America” bothers me. Not the patriotic song beautifully written by Irving Berlin but the platitude expressed by many politicians, including speakers at this month’s national ...
A book about the song "God Bless America" shows how early popularity of the Irving Berlin song, which debuted in 1938, reflected pre-war anxiety and sparked an anti-Semitic and xenophobic backlash.
The singer Kate Smith gave "God Bless America" its world premiere over the radio on Nov. 11, 1938 -- on what was then called Armistice Day -- the 20th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Senators and representatives gather on the east steps of the Capitol and sing “God Bless America” on Sept. 11, 2001. (Kevin Clark/The Washington Post) I was delighted to read the excellent ...
As a student I joined the masses of protesters in the streets of Tehran in 1979 shouting "Death to America." But I have grown to love America and what this blessed nation stands for.
"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 ...
“God bless America and God bless the new Pope,” Manchin told 13 News in an exclusive phone interview from El Paso, Texas, where he was in a meeting and came out to talk about the new Pope ...
America is a blessed nation, and I believe God has blessed America because of the men and women who built and have sustained this nation with reverence to our Creator, shared responsibility, and ...
The anti-abortion movement adopted the song in the 1980s. By the 1970s, the widely employed “God Bless America” was taking on a conservative association that it retains to this day.