American Humanist Association Decries “In God We Trust” Motto Resolution

March 18, 2011 | Filed under: Forbes, Randy,Secular Press Releases,US,US Politics | Posted by:
American Humanist Association leadership expressed disapproval today of the House Judiciary Committee passage of H. Con. Res 13, which reaffirms the official motto of the United States as “In God We Trust.” The resolution, if passed in the House of Representatives, would encourage the display of “In God We Trust” on public buildings, including government institutions and public schools.

“This resolution is a blatant offense to the separation of church and state,” said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association. “The conservative House is pandering to the religious right by inaccurately portraying America as a ‘Christian nation.’ Millions of Americans who do not believe in God would take issue being forced to silently endorse this motto on the walls of their offices and in the halls of their children’s schools.”

H. Con. Res 13, which was introduced by Representative Randy Forbes (R – VA), has 64 co-sponsors, comprised largely of Republican members of Congress. The resolution can be found in its entirety here.

Speckhardt continued, “This resolution is an excuse to take aim at the country’s secular foundation and to push the social conservative agenda.”

Rather than “In God We Trust,” the American Humanist Association recommends the use of the nation’s original motto, E Pluribus Unum (Latin for “Out of many, one”), which still appears on the national seal in public buildings and is a more inclusive motto that all Americans can embrace.

Bill Burgess, legal coordinator of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center of the American Humanist Association, said, “The resolution expressly encourages the display of this motto in governmental buildings, including in particular our public schools. Such action is inconsistent with Supreme Court decisions that found the posting of religious documents, such as the Ten Commandments, in public schools to be unconstitutional."

The American Humanist Association is urging legislators and mobilizing its 20,000 members and supporters to contact their Representatives to vote against this resolution.

3 Responses to American Humanist Association Decries “In God We Trust” Motto Resolution

  1. avatar Nancy July 12, 2011 - 5:46 am

    If the countries motto is in god we trust than we are a country of liars. The people who are religious lie by thinking we all trust in god and the people who don't believe in god lie by letting the lie stand. We had a motto "E pluribus unum" which means "out of many, one" and that was truthful. If the people of this country are willing to let this lie stand no matter what their beliefs than we are in very big trouble indeed.

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  2. avatar Paul Felix Schott September 2, 2011 - 2:20 pm

    Lower all taxes while we still have a United States of America. When this Old World starts getting you down. From Pollution the cost of OIL, Heating Fuel,The Fuel you put in your Vehicles, You Electric Bills from cooling air conditioners and lights not to speak of the Evil. The TAX that all Governments Federal, State, County and City put on everything they can thing of. They are supposed to serve us. Not put a burden on its people. That they are elected to serve all the people you, not their own Pocket Books. The Wicked keep putting higher taxes on everything. Making it a Heavy Burden on many that are already struggling just to put food on the table. Too many Americans have lost their home to the tax collector or to foreclosures from the unjust bankers greed. More are out of work and lost their homes then in the GREAT DEPRESSION, in the last ten years. All Americans and many Nations need good jobs and more of them. Not more TAXES. All Taxes need to be lowered now while there is still time to save America. There is a Industry that will employ workers and is growing by more then 50% every year. There is a clear way for all up on the roof the Sun Light is free fuel from GOD. Some wicked in Government have been backing Coal, Oil, Gas and the Nuclear industries for too many years. These kickbacks to them were called Subsidizing Industry Technology. Most all Wise Men and smart Economist and Environmentalists call this padding their pockets and subsidizing back to the Stone Age. The best deal would be to lower Taxes for all this is not the Roman Empire. The Chinese Know Renewable Energy is a good thing. Most of the rest of the World is still a slave to Oil, Coal and Nuclear Power. All the Governments of the World now know it is wise to use Renewable Energy it is the Local Governments that are a little slow to learn what is best for all not just there pocket book. They fear people going off the grid all that tax money they will no longer be able to take from you. Wind and Solar Farms are growing all over the Earth. This could have happened years ago if the greedy wicked were stopped by the Real Good. The Freedom to get your own Power from the Wind and Sun, Solar Energy has been there for years. Are Libraries and Schools should have been the first to have gone Solar and Renewable Energy. And why are they not? Churches are all over the Planet. They are going to Solar Energy. Thank GOD for the Pioneers like John Schaeffer that Started Real Goods The first and Best catalog for Renewable Energy and Scientist Bill Young at the FSEC Florida Solar Energy Center and Monica D. Key Lindbergh for many years wrote to our legislators promoting Solar and Renewable Energy and many others. These Pioneers helped put Wind, Solar And Renewable Energy in the Spotlight for all the World to see. The Great Scientist Albert Einstein Stared it with a Dream that the day would come that all the World would use Solar Energy. His many years of work with the law of the Photoelectric Effect, and showing this to the World won him the Nobel Prize in Physics. We still do not teach this to our young. GOD Bless all that help tell this to the World All Taxes need to be lowered cut in half or there will be a lot more Poor and needy and not in just other countries. This coming year the World will see hunger like never before. More then 100 million will be sick from malnutrition going with out food. Taxing the poor and taking there Land away from them is Wicked. Very soon the Rich will become the Poor. If your Legislature will not lower Taxes vote them out of office and VOTE in someone that will Lower your Taxes. If your Son or Daughter was raised in a christian Home we need them in our Government as Leaders. United We Will Always Stand In GOD We Trust True Patriots GOD Bless and May HE Guide you all. The Lord’s Little Helper Paul Felix Schott P.S. Many a Nation have fallen from taxing their people to Death. You want Prosperity and for thing to Flourish and grow lower all taxes. You want thriving, success, or good fortune for only a few, keep over taxing all. Solar, Wind and Renewable Energy Freedom from OIL. The Humanitarian thing to do. Solar Energy. Why let the Wicked in office in our Nation if they do not believe in GOD and the Bible vote them out of office. United We Will Always Stand in GOD We Trust George Washington and Johann Paul Schott 1776. In GOD We Trust The United States of America's Motto July 30, 1956.

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  3. avatar ed-words September 2, 2011 - 7:31 pm

    The "Lord's little helper" needs to find a nice political web site for his rants.

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