The bill’s author, state Rep. Dodie Horton, said to CNN affiliate WVUE, “It doesn’t preach any particular religion at all, but it certainly does recognize a higher power.”
The bill’s author, state Rep. Dodie Horton, said to CNN affiliate WVUE, “It doesn’t preach any particular religion at all, but it certainly does recognize a higher power.”
It meant something and it still partially does for a big part of the country. Also, it’s part of tradition and a phrase that US is recognizable across the globe. Nothing wrong with it unless you hate faith/catholicism. Currently, it’s being used to provoke the left and people shouldn’t fall for that provocation. Other countries and regions also have some historical motto’s that partially or fully lost their meaning through time, but are part of a tradition and recognizability.
If you argue it’s tradition, it’s a relatively recent one what was created during the cold war and the last time we had a red scare. The same time they added “one nation, under god” to the pledge of allegiance.
If you want to talk about using the traditional national motto. It was “e pluribus unum” and was established during the birth of the nation.
It’s bullshit, and why people don’t like it, is that like much of what the GOP is doing is a slow burn. They are actively working to push their flawed Christian beliefs through at every stage. And even worse, they keep doing it in schools to influence children.
You actually changed my postion on this. “If you want to talk about using the traditional national motto. It was “e pluribus unum” and was established during the birth of the nation.” - I agree and it seems reasonable.
Although, I still don’t see a problem with “In God We Trust” (because of the reasons I wrote before) as it’s a part of the tradition now and something that almost everyone associates with the US.
As for the influence in schools - both sides are doing that. Sadly, all that political bullshit breaks over children’s back.
“Both sides!”
It was adopted as motto in the 50s. It’s not some historical relic we need to be stuck with. Hell, both Trump and Biden are older than the motto. Just change it back to E Pluribus Unum.
Don’t think so. It tells everyone not believing in God that they don’t belong to “we”.
Well I guess I, and the other people not part of the Christian “we” should just make own “we”. With blackjack. And hookers.