'IN GOD WE TRUST' NOT GOD

BUT FROM STAR-SPANGLED BANNER SAYS COURT

 

The Federal 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati last week in a 30-page decision, stated that references to God are not permissible because they are clearly Christian. The state of Ohio wanted to use the motto "With God, All Things Are Possible" on its official seal or anywhere else. The US Circuit Court said, "In God We Trust" comes from "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key and is not a reference to a specific faith. [Editor's note: we are glad we got that settled.] (C-span 4.20.2000)

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