Louisiana recently passed a law mandating the national motto, “In God We Trust” to be placed in all public school classrooms in the state.
The law, House Bill 8, which went into effect last week, requires public school classrooms to display the national motto “on a poster or framed document that is at least 11 inches by 14 inches,” in “large, easily readable font.” The law also requires the motto to be the “central focus” of the document or poster.
HB 8 builds on similar legislation passed years ago that mandated the motto appear on school buildings. Louisiana is one of several states, including Tennessee and South Dakota, that have pushed forward with similar faith-based legislation. These laws, however, have faced pushback from progressive individuals and organizations that believe they violate the “separation of church and state” legal precedent.
ACLU Strategist A’Niya Robinson feels that the posters would be a “distraction” to students, and called them potentially “divisive.” According to Fox 8, she worries that the motto might also “pressure students into adopting certain beliefs.” Robinson also asked if teachers “have the resources to actually execute all of the requirements that the legislature is asking them to fill?”
She claimed, “It’s our belief that parents, not school officials, should be responsible for shaping their children’s religious education. Will it send a message that only students who believe in God are welcome in public spaces?”
Frankly, this is a comical response from an organization known for defending abusive transgender medical practices that have engulfed school curriculums nationwide, and have resulted in many states taking action against the disturbing procedures.
Some parents, like Knoxville resident Mike Durham, argue the law would directly promote Christianity, stating: “I think if you put one religious statement up, you should have to put up a religious statement for everyone that goes to that school, or none at all.”
In response, the bill’s author, Louisiana State Representative Dodie Horton, disputed the claims by pointing out that the bill doesn’t preach any particular religion at all, rather it simply recognizes a “higher power.”
Regardless of the law’s intention, the national motto belongs in classrooms, as does God, because students currently face an unrelenting push from their teachers to accept CRT and LGBT-related propaganda. Liberal education is designed to make students not only hate themselves but their ancestors, their nation, and, for a vast majority of students, Christianity.
This piece first appeared at TPUSA.
