In God We Trust
How ‘In God We Trust’ bills are helping advance a Christian nationalist agenda
By Kristina M. Lee — July 16, 2021
(The Conversation) — ‘In God We Trust’ became the national motto of the US on July 30, 1956. Since then, it has been used to forward a conservative Christian agenda.
Atheist and humanist groups sue Mississippi over state’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plate
By Alejandra Molina — June 23, 2021
(RNS) — The suit says car owners have to choose between displaying the state’s standard license tag, with the words ‘In God We Trust,’ on their vehicles or paying an additional fee to display a special tag of their choice.
Some question replacing Mississippi’s Confederate symbol with ‘In God We Trust’
By Jack Jenkins — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — ‘In God we trust that we never go back to the Jim Crow laws, that we never go back to the Confederate flag and that every citizen of Mississippi — whether he’s Black or white — will be inclusive,’ said the Rev. Isiac Jackson Jr.
A campaign to blitz the country with ‘In God We Trust’ laws takes root
By Yonat Shimron — July 2, 2018
(RNS) — This year, five state legislatures passed laws mandating that every public school prominently display the national motto 'In God We Trust.'
The complex history of ‘In God We Trust’
By David Mislin — February 5, 2018
(The Conversation) — From my perspective as a religious history scholar (that phrase) reflect(s) a particular view of the United States, not a universally accepted “American way.”
Florida legislators favor ‘In God We Trust’ motto in schools
By Adelle M. Banks — January 25, 2018
(RNS) — A parent opposing the measure said the proposal was unnecessary because a state statute already requires schools' display of the state flag, which includes the motto.
‘In God We Trust’ license plates hit Tennessee pothole
By Kimberly Winston — March 29, 2017
(RNS) Tennessee's attorney general raises constitutional concerns about mandatory license plates.
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
By Kimberly Winston — January 19, 2016
(RNS) Michael Newdow has unsuccessfully challenged the Pledge of Allegiance, the president's oath of office and "In God We Trust." He's at it again, this time taking a page from the Hobby Lobby case.
When police embrace ‘In God We Trust’ (COMMENTARY)
By Ken Paulson — October 21, 2015
Courts will always strike down biblical phrases and overt religious gestures by government, but “In God We Trust” is seemingly inviolate. Little wonder that Americans are confused about freedom of religion and government's role.
Atheists lose latest legal fight over ‘In God We Trust’
By Lauren Markoe — May 28, 2014
(RNS) Court after court has affirmed that printing and engraving the country's motto on its money does not violate the U.S. Constitution.
American Atheists wrestles with its cherished ‘grumpy’ image
By Kimberly Winston — March 29, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) The annual Easter weekend convention of American Atheists is a delicate balancing act between the group’s image as the angry bulldog of secular organizations and its need to attract younger and less strident nonbelievers.
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