In God We Trust

Is Virginia "God's State"?

Noah Fitzgerel | Posted 04.07.2012

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I am ashamed to live in a state that marginalizes minority religions. Through the endorsement of days of prayer and the inhibition of students' religious freedom, Virginia prides itself on being "God's state."

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Censoring God From FDR's Memory

Conrad Black | Posted 01.11.2012

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The effort by junior administration officials to prevent the addition of any references to God from the speeches recorded on plaques at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC, is an outrage.

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Choosing Faith Over Freedom

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 01.05.2012

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Government sponsorship of religion runs afoul of the First Amendment and should be strongly rejected by our legislature and our judicial system.

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WATCH: Stewart Blasts Congressional GOP's 'In God We Trust' Debate

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 01.04.2012

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Whenever you ask a congressperson, a Presidential candidate or just about any political pundit what the most important thing this country needs right ...

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Trump Demands Obama's Placenta

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.03.2012

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TV talk show host Donald Trump said that President Obama's birth certificate was insufficient proof he was born in America. "Anyone can invent a long form", said Trump. "It is just a piece of paper. We Americans need his placenta".

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Obama Mocks Congress For Vote

Posted 01.02.2012

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President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to move on the transportation funding portion of his jobs bill Wednesday, while simultaneously mocking them for...

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'In God We Trust' Reaffirmed By Congress With 9 Percent Approval

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.02.2012

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Was there some sort of nationwide epidemic of people no longer trusting in God that I somehow missed?

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'In God We Trust' Not Going Anywhere

AP | Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday passed a non-binding resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the national motto. The measure sponsored by Rep....

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Republicans Flood The House With God-Related Measures

Roll Call | John Stanton | Posted 01.01.2012

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Republicans may be trying to focus their messaging on jobs and the economy -- and hammering President Barack Obama for campaigning -- but they still h...

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The Idolatry Of Political Ideology vs. The Budgetary Wisdom Of Faith

Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. | Posted 09.27.2011

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Pledges to political principles have taken on the aura of confessions of faith. But Democrats and Republicans could find a way beyond the present impasse if they would just take seriously two principles.

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When Greed Is Good

Carine Fabius | Posted 08.23.2011

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London-based Maximilian Widemann, a pop graffiti artist, channels horror over modern society's mind-bending fascination with money.

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The Resolution For 'In God We Trust'

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 05.26.2011

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It's not enough that "In God We Trust" appears on our currency and is listed as our national motto. Now, some want the phrase chiseled in court, at work and in our kids' schools.

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Congress Considers "In God We Trust" ... But Who Is This God?

Gustav Niebuhr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Twice in the last three decades, the Supreme Court has specifically identified that phrase as being void of substantive sacred meaning. If you are a believing monotheist, is that how you want God's name treated?

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WATCH: RELIGIOUS ART: In Gods We Trust. Nick Walker's Iconic, Controversial Art

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amongst a life-size model of a woman dressed in a 'stars-and-stripes' burka, human hearts half buried in sand and children chiseling away at an edible...

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Man Changes Name To 'One Nation Under God' As Anti-Abortion Message

Posted 05.25.2011

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In God We Trust is now One Nation Under God. The change took place in a Lake County, Illinois courtroom on Friday. It won't affect U.S. currency, t...

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'Under God' In Pledge Of Allegiance Upheld By Court

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. curren...

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Atheists Sue To Keep 'In God We Trust' Off Capitol Visitor Center

McClatchy | Rob Hotakainen | Posted 05.25.2011

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A California Republican congressman wants to do a little writing on the walls of Washington's newest federal building. If Rep. Dan Lungren gets his wa...

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One Nation Under Democracy

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

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One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."

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Man Legally Changes Name From "Steve Kreuscher" To "In God We Trust"

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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A school bus driver and amateur artist from the Chicago suburb of Zion has legally changed his name to "In God We Trust." A Lake County circuit court...

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