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.”

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    Most people in the U.S. are still Christians. What difference does that make? Congress is not supposed to establish religion. It’s right there in the first amendment. If you declare a single god, you are establishing a religion and excluding citizens that don’t believe- Hindus, Buddhists and atheists to name three.

    Would you be okay with the motto of it was “Trust in Jesus?”

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      As far as I know, Supreme Court ruled that it does not establish religion. I’d say the same if most of the country was Hindu and it referenced their deity. It’s a fucking motto and most motto’s are outdated and show some cultural reference to the people long gone.

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        Yes, I know what they ruled. Do you think every Supreme Court ruling is correct? Dred Scott v. Sandford was the proper decision?

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          I mean, you said that most of the country is still christian? So, in a democratic society which is mostly christian there is a motto that references times when even more of the country was christian and the soul of the country was mostly christian?

          Yeah, a huge problem.

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              But it does not establish a any religion as a country’s official religion. It’s a remnant of past times.

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                The Constitution doesn’t say anything about establishing religion as the country’s official religion.

                There’s a reason teachers aren’t allowed to lead school prayers from any religion and it has nothing to do with what the official religion of the nation is or is not.