“We’ve taken God out of everything, and now look at the problems we’re having as a nation.”
Cary Nix, Smith County, TX commissioner
Even though our illustrious leader would like to prevaricate as usual ~
Recall this from an Obama speech in November 2010 at the University of Indonesia:
“In the United States, our motto is ‘E pluribus unum’ — out of many, one,” he said, then compared it to the Indonesian motto, “Bhennika Tunggal Ika — unity in diversity.”
~ our national motto is, and has been, “In God We Trust” since 1956, when Congress voted to adopt it as such. It’s been inscribed on our currency for decades; on coins as far back as 1864 and on paper money since 1954.
Yet it’s clear that if the President and his progressive pals had their way they’d replace “God” with “Government” wherever the motto is found (Remember when it was moved to the edges of particular coins?). Every action this administration has taken – ramming through Obamacare, doubling food stamp spending, bailing out businesses, eliminating welfare reform — is either directly or indirectly aimed at forcing us into total dependence on the federal government.
Those of us who prefer to rely on the Lord, instead of Obama and his cronies, can take heart from a recent To the Source article by Troy Anderson. Seems a growing number of local governments are starting to push back against the secularists’ attempts to purge God from the public square ~
In recent decades, the national motto, the Ten Commandments, crosses on government seals and at veteran’s memorials, the National Day of Prayer, the words “so help me God” used to conclude the presidential oath of office and prayer in school have faced legal challenges across the nation.
Since 1996, the national motto has been the target of seven court challenges, including lawsuits by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow who alleged it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
But legal experts say the tide in this cultural and legal battle turned last year when the U.S. Supreme Court quietly turned down Newdow’s appeal to the high court.
Then, in November 2011, Congress approved a resolution by U.S. Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va., reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the official national motto. The resolution went further, encouraging cities and counties to display the motto on public buildings nationwide.
In fact, in the last couple of years, nearly 300 city councils, county commissioners and county supervisors across the country have voted to display “In God We Trust” prominently in government buildings and schools. Even in more than 90 cities and counties in… California!
Bakersfield City Councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan felt so strongly about public display of the motto that she founded In God We Trust – America, Inc. in 2004. The organization’s mission:
To Promote Patriotism
By Encouraging Elected Officials
To Legally Display Our National Motto,
“In God We Trust”
In Every City, County and State Chamber in America
As Anderson reminds us:
From the very beginning, a central theme has run through the thread of American history: the Puritan idea – borrowed from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount – that America is a “city upon a hill” that would be blessed if it remained obedient to God.
As long as our trust is firmly placed in the hands of Almighty God – and not with the utopian socialists in Washington D.C. – America will remain that shining city on a hill.
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“The guiding principle and prayer of this nation has been, is now, and ever shall be ‘In God We Trust.'” ~ John F. Kennedy ~
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Related:
School stands firm on ‘God Bless America’ ~ More good news from a high school in (whoa!) Massachusetts.
