Louisiana public schools now required to display ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms

[SteveG]

The way Jesus would have wanted it...err wants it...err demands it...err The Buddha too...maybe...but not those Godless Hindus (wadda ya mean they have 33 gods?)


Louisiana public schools now required to display ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/us/louisi...v2-3hM7sJ3&hpt=ob_blogfooterold
All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside of classrooms, under a new law that went into effect on August 1.

The law known as HB8, which was officially signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards in June, states that each classroom must have a “minimum requirement of a paper sign” with the religious motto.

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.”

While the “In God We Trust” motto does not reference any one religion, critics of the law fear it will further blur the lines separating church and state, which follows a pattern seen in Southern legislatures in recent years.

“It’s our belief that parents, not school officials, should be responsible for shaping their children’s religious education,” said ACLU of Louisiana advocacy strategist A’Niya Robinson.

The previous law, passed in May of 2018, stated each school must have “In God We Trust” displayed within the building.

“It’s a positive message in this world that throws so many negative things at our children,” Horton said to WVUE.

[mattkime]

How large must the sign be?

[DeusxMac]

"'In God We Trust'... is the official motto of the United States as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum ("Out of many, one"), which had been the de facto motto since the initial design of the Great Seal of the United States."

Adopted just within the lifetime of many folks here at this forum.

E pluribus unum had been the motto of the United States since 1789; for 167 years!

So much for the intentions of the Founding Fathers. :censor:

[Tiangou]

DeusxMac wrote:
"'In God We Trust'... is the official motto of the United States as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum ("Out of many, one"), which had been the de facto motto since the initial design of the Great Seal of the United States."

Adopted just within the lifetime of many folks here at this forum.

E pluribus unum had been the motto of the United States since 1789; for 167 years!

So much for the intentions of the Founding Fathers. :censor:

A relic of the Cold War and anti-communist sentiment.

The ghost of Joe McCarthy is quite pleased this day.

[DeusxMac]

In the same vein, "The phrase "under God" was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954, by a Joint Resolution of Congress..."

Again, under President Eisenhower. :facepalm:
"From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty.... In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource, in peace or in war."

[sekker]

E pluribus unum was way better

[cbelt3]

Waiting for the satanic temples responsep

[Marc Anthony]

It should be illegal to pass a law that doesn’t serve a practical purpose. Schools should demonstrate malicious compliance by prominently placing this motto on counterpoint ads that the authors would find scandalous—maybe a poster with a reporting hotline for sexual abuse by clergy.

[gadje]

Marc Anthony wrote:
It should be illegal to pass a law that doesn’t serve a practical purpose. Schools should demonstrate malicious compliance by prominently placing this motto on counterpoint ads that the authors would find scandalous—maybe a poster with a reporting hotline for sexual abuse by clergy.

miley-laughing001:

[Ombligo]

Of course Florida did it first, along with the mandatory minute of silent contemplation.