An Oklahoma brewer has been given approval to include the Pledge of Allegiance on beer cans.
Don Sessions, 75, told The Oklahoman newspaper Tuesday the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau initially denied his request, saying it violated rules that prohibit the use of statements and images relating to the American flag.
But in its approval Wednesday, the bureau say it has no issue with the beer cans after Sessions modified the label to say the beer isn't endorsed by or affiliated with the U.S. government.
"If you are sitting in a bar and drinking this beer, you'll think of America and you might think of God," Sessions told the newspaper. "If you don't like the pledge or God, don't buy the can."
The beer is marketed under the same name as Sessions's energy drink, Ol' Glory.
The company's website says Sessions chose the name "because he loves the American flag and all that it stands for and believes that most Americans feel the same way."
The label of the energy drink and beer will also feature the American flag and a note that says the company donates a portion of sales to Operation Homefront, an organization that helps people who volunteer with the military.
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