are you talking about religious contexts in are culture America was founded on Christianity and we have the slogan "in god we trust"(you can find it written on all are money) in school we had to say the pledge of allegiance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance ill summarize what you are saying when you say the pledge you are basically saying "i am loyal to the country under that is less than god" "inadvisable(that cant be split up) with liberty and justice for all" this is are anthem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/starspangledbanner.html there are religious contexts in a lot of are culture this is changing recently tho.