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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,947 posts)
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:47 PM Jun 2019

Please oppose Pennsylvania 'In God We Trust' bill

Contact your Rep.
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/

Please oppose Pennsylvania ‘In God We Trust’ bill

The Pennsylvania Legislature is considering a bill that would permit public schools in the state to display “In God We Trust” in “classrooms and other areas in public school buildings.” We need your help to ensure that young, impressionable students aren’t subject to religious proselytization.

HB 1602 is part of the nationwide legislative push, Project Blitz. Project Blitz seeks to inject state legislatures with a whole host of religious bills, imposing the theocratic version of a powerful few on We The People. It is an unvarnished attack on American secularism and civil liberties — those things we cherish most about our democracy, and now must tirelessly defend.

While politicians claim that these laws are intended to showcase the national motto or inspire patriotism, it is clear that their true purpose is to peddle religiosity to a captive audience. These laws are about advancing the Big Lie that the United States was “Founded on God” or Christianity, dismantling the wall of separation between religion and government. The motto In God We Trust is inaccurate, exclusionary and aimed at brainwashing American schoolchildren into believing that our nation is a theocracy.

This bill is currently in front of the House State Government Committee, which will vote on whether or not to advance it. Please contact the members of the committee and urge them to vote no on this unnecessary and divisive measure.

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Please oppose Pennsylvania 'In God We Trust' bill (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2019 OP
These people need to get a clue. dchill Jun 2019 #1
OMG... Freedomofspeech Jun 2019 #2
Yes I believe he would FakeNoose Jun 2019 #4
National motto romana Jun 2019 #3
It was made the national motto then PAMod Jun 2019 #5

dchill

(40,396 posts)
1. These people need to get a clue.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:55 PM
Jun 2019

I'm sure that not every one who even believes in God trusts him. I know I wouldn't.

FakeNoose

(35,554 posts)
4. Yes I believe he would
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:12 PM
Jun 2019

It's not the sentiment of trusting in God, it's the way they're clobbering everyone over the head with it!

romana

(765 posts)
3. National motto
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:30 PM
Jun 2019

It really should be "E pluribus unum."

Didn't they make "In God we trust" the motto and add it to money during the communist witch hunts of the 50s?

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