In God We Trust now required to be displayed in Tennessee public schools - Polidicks

w https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2018/08/03/god-we-trust-motto-tennessee-public-schools/889966002/ Following the March passage of House Bill 2368 by the Tennessee state legislature, the motto "In God We Trust" must be prominently displayed in every public school in the state. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, and approved by 81 of the 99 House members. The Tennessee state Senate unanimously passed the "In God We Trust" legislation, which was sponsored by Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, and it was signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam in April. Lynn spoke on the House floor to explain her belief in the importance of the motto. "Our national motto is on our money. It's on our license plates. It's part of our national anthem. Our national motto and founding documents are the cornerstone of freedom, and we should teach our children about these things," she said. The law offers some freedom on what form the displayed motto takes, suggesting that it could be a mounted plaque or student artwork. Sharon Anglim, communications director for Maryville City Schools, said in an email that each school in the district had received a copy of the motto. "We have framed the motto and provided copies (just this week) for principals to post in a prominent location at their school. I would expect that by mid-week, next week, we should have all the signs on display," she wrote Thursday. Similar laws have been passed in Florida and Arkansas. According to Treasury.gov, the phrase "In God We Trust" was first used on U.S. money in 1864, when it appeared on the two-cent coin. It became the national motto in 1956. Reminder that the phrase became the national motto to fight communism. Maybe we'll see a resurgence to fight the liberal Democrat menace.

That will stop the school shooters for sure.

Why not display something cool, like "El pluribus Unum". This motto was created as a way to fight the ATHEIST COMMIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This time Democrats are the foreign menace.

Allahu Ackbar

this is what actual virtue signalling looks like.

What is separation of church and state?

Communist propaganda.

schools are now no longer free to not display “the cornerstone of freedom”.

"I was going to fill the halls with the blood of children, slaughtering everyone in the school because I have an undying feral hatred for them, but now that I've seen 'in god we trust' outside of the school I've really realized the error of my ways."

I don't know about that, but the one perspective on freedom of religion is that it lets you choose what Christian denomination to follow. (though Catholics in the US haven't had the best time historically I think)

"In God We Trust" Because we sure as shit can't trust the adults to protect us.

tim farron's not that bad tbh

I could sort of see it as freedom of religion as in any religion (though I think atheist and other nonstandard beliefs should honestly fall under that category still) but I don't know how anyone could possibly interpret it that way. To my knowledge it doesn't come close to specifying or even hinting at any particular religion.

Afaik it's from the more loony evengalical types. (or it could have been a joke I believed since it's pretty believeable considering evangelicals)

[quote]"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"[/quote] Maybe I'm crazy but this kinda feels like that kind of law, being that the de facto official religion of the United States is Christianity, and the 'In god we trust' slogan was a specifically Christian oriented slogan

"in god we trust" which one? There are quite a few depending who you ask