Banning "In God We Trust "

The words "In God We Trust" make up the official motto of the United States. It is on our money, our coins, and even in our working force and our schools. The word “In God We Trust” became our official motto in the year of 1864 and were placed as a law by Congress in 1956. This is when it was placed onto our monies and placed into our schools, the military, and our personal lives.

In the last several years, there have been groups who want to ban the use of these terms, saying it is interfering in the right to believe in one's own God, having Christianity shoved at everyone.

Banning the phrase of "In God We Trust" became a national debate and remains in debate in several different courts, including the federal courts and Supreme Court. One of the arguments for banning the use of "In God We Trust" in schools was that we were placing a specific religious preference by using the phrase. One case in particular argues that by placing these words on our money and in our schools, it insinuates that the federal government is establishing a religion in violation of the First Amendment. The first amendment states that there will be a separation between state and church.

There are many who are fighting to have the pledge of allegiance taken from our schools, stating that it is necessary to keep our school systems separate from state and church. This continues to be the argument, with people standing on both sides of this argument with valid concerns, each believing that they are right.