Duluth News Tribune: God bless you, Mr. President, for asking God to bless all God bless President Bush for not saying "God bless America." He ended his State of the Union address with a simple "God bless." He said the same thing the next day at a speech in Delaware. Earlier in ...

Understanding the Context

The Hill: ‘God Bless America’ is a song for the Dreamers, too 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 June 9 ... New York Daily News: Major League Baseball must permanently retire ‘God Bless America,’ a song that offends everyone It’s time for God to stop blessing America during the seventh-inning stretch.

Key Insights

Welcome to the July 4 holiday weekend — when once again, baseball fans will be assaulted by the saccharine-sweet ... Major League Baseball must permanently retire ‘God Bless America,’ a song that offends everyone Fox News: Why do we say 'God bless you' when we sneeze? Ever since I can remember, I have always responded with a “God bless you,” when I saw someone sneeze. I was told that it was kind and proper to do so without ever understanding why I was being taught ... “God bless America” bothers me.

Final Thoughts

Not the patriotic song beautifully written by Irving Berlin but the platitude expressed by many politicians, including speakers at this month’s national political ... “A song that will never die.” Thus Kate Smith introduced “God Bless America” when she premiered it on a radio broadcast on Nov. 10, 1938, Armistice Day–eve. Irving Berlin composed the song for Smith, ...