Bill McDonald, husband, father, martial arts instructor, gym owner, entrepreneur, and the owner and host of The Bearded Beast Show talks about the real meaning of the 4th of July, the history of the Declaration of Independence, The Pledge of Allegiance, and his feelings about kneeling during the National Anthem at sporting events. 

Episode Highlights: 

• What makes Independence Day so special? 
• What does the Declaration of Independence mark?
• What happened in the aftermath of the birth of the United States of America? 
• What is Independence Day like today? 
• Why are the words "Under God" being suggested to have taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
• How did The Pledge of Allegiance begin? 
• Bill McDonald talks about the form of protest of kneeling during the National Anthem. 

3 Key Points:

1. Use July 4th to find a meaningful way to redeclare our freedom from tyranny, despotism, taxation without representation and depts that no free society should have to bare. 
2. Between the two celebrations of 1776 and 1788, there was horrible violence, deaths, and bankruptcies of many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 
3. The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August of 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy, originally published in September 8th, 1892.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "What gives the 4th of July its significance is that our Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776." – Bill McDonald
• "The Declaration told the world that these united colonies are of right ought to be free and independent states. The only importance of the 4th Day of July then is that it marked the birth of the United States of America." – Bill McDonald
• "The freedoms declared by the Declaration and ushered into fact by the Constitution were secured at a terrible, terrible cost." – Bill McDonald

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bearded Beast Show 
• Facebook: The Bearded Beast Show