Flag Worship in Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Egyptians had Banners in Pre-Dynastic temples, and flags or banners in later temples near the entrance pylons.  The hieroglyph or picture-word for Deity was a flag or axe (depending on nature of the Deity).  You could also honor the Deity by saluting, as with the Sun God Ra one saluted him with one hand over the heart, and the other hand raised up. 

 The American Pledge of Allegiance is a salute to Ra and Flag Worship with a bird totem on the flag pole.  Totems, usually with a sacred animal, were found on Military Standards (like those in Nazi Germany) during the Roman Empire and earlier.  This was largely due to illiteracy or before written languages.  The bird of Egypt was commonly Horus; the bird of America is the Bald Eagle, a form of Horus.  The Great Seal of the USA has the bird and a pyramid, symbol of Ra worship as pyramids were his temples (used as tombs of the Pharaohs, who were his children).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

According to the United States Flag Code, the Pledge of Allegiance reads:^[2]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

According to the Flag Code, the Pledge "should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present and not in uniform may render the military salute. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute."



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