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No religious test to be an American

July 2, 2019Lianne Hart

The First Amendment absolutely permits whole-hearted endorsement of the motto “In God We Trust” by those who wish to affirm it. But the same amendment also exempts them from that or any religious profession, and the same Founders who created the Constitution provided an earlier and alternative motto: E Pluribus Unum, Latin for “Out of Many, One.” Continue Reading →

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