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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

You have a rich, spiritual history that continues to influence us today.

* My County, ‘Tis of Thee was written by a Baptist minister, Samuel Francis Smith.

* The Pledge of Allegience was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy.

* The words “In God We Trust” are traced to the efforts of Rev. W.R. Watkinson.

* Rev. John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister was a signer of the Declaration of...

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