A small northern Indiana college that decided to stop playing the national anthem at sporting events will play “America the Beautiful” instead.
Goshen College President Jim Brenneman says “America the Beautiful” is a better fit with the pacifist traditions of the Mennonite Church-affiliated school.
via The Associated Press: Pacifist Indiana college picks anthem replacement.
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