US Supreme Court to review Pledge of Allegiance constitutionality

The US Supreme Court has decided to review the constitutionality of the ‘under God’ phrase within the Pledge of Allegiance.

Historical context regarding the Pledge's origins notes that its author, Francis Bellamy, was a Christian Socialist from Boston. Bellamy was the cousin of Edward Bellamy, author of the socialist novel ‘Looking Backward’. Some historical analyses suggest Bellamy intended the Pledge to serve an ideological purpose, aiming to implement socialist ideals in America and influence the historical understanding of the American founding among students.