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'In God We Trust' Posters to Be Displayed in Arkansas Public Schools
Fox ^ | 12 Mar 2018

Posted on 03/14/2018 7:11:45 PM PDT by george76

Hundreds of posters with the national motto "In God We Trust" will soon be on display in some Arkansas public schools.

Despite the objections of atheist and First Amendment groups, a new state law, Act 911, requires schools to display posters with the motto, along with the U.S. and Arkansas state flags, if they are donated.

The law says the posters may be displayed in each public elementary and secondary school classroom, library or any public building in Arkansas that’s maintained using state money.

State Rep. Jim Dotson (R), who sponsored the bill that became Act 911, appeared at the Bentonville School Board's February 19 meeting to present 891 framed copies of the posters that had been donated to the school district by the American History and Heritage Foundation.

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He said posters are also being donated to other school districts in northwest Arkansas.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: act911; arkansas; education; god; ingodwetrust; jimdotson; public; publicschool; publicschools; school; schools
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1 posted on 03/14/2018 7:11:45 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Objections by First Amendment groups? Do tell. Doesn’t sound like they support free speech.


2 posted on 03/14/2018 7:13:43 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Wear an orange pin to mourn thvictims of the Tide Pods Challenge.)
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To: george76
Some atheist from California will sue.In the Federal court in San Francisco.And an Obola appointee will rule against the Arkansas schools.
3 posted on 03/14/2018 7:15:18 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: a fool in paradise

I’d be asking how true it is. God isn’t any happier about lies than the most principled atheist or agnostic.


4 posted on 03/14/2018 7:15:31 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

It’s a weak slogan unless it’s true.


5 posted on 03/14/2018 7:16:33 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: george76; All
May Yhat Live Long and Prosper!!!

6 posted on 03/14/2018 7:20:42 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: george76

Most who fight like Hell about this have a God nevertheless: the state and/or liberalism. The enemy of American knows without God, America is dead. I can’t see a world without God or America. It’s actually a horrific vision.


7 posted on 03/14/2018 7:22:01 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: george76

Good.

Something needs to be done.

In Arkansas, only 18.9% of the high school students go on to earn a college degree.

Perhaps these posters will increase that rate which is among the lowest in the 50 states and DC.


8 posted on 03/14/2018 7:26:20 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: a fool in paradise
Doesn’t sound like they support free speech.

Well, if it's free speech, does every god get a poster?

9 posted on 03/14/2018 7:30:02 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: george76

What’s the beef? I just looked at a $20, and the back side says, “In God We Trust.”


10 posted on 03/14/2018 7:31:59 PM PDT by gogeo (excellent!)
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To: george76

Long past time for religious people to fight back.


11 posted on 03/14/2018 8:39:58 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: george76

should make up some posters with the 10 commandments printed on them too


12 posted on 03/14/2018 8:45:36 PM PDT by Bob434
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Along with “everybody’s a Jew”?

How about putting the Christian bible on the bulletin board of our own hearts?

This sounds like another version of “liberal” — tell the OTHER GUY to do the grand sounding thing, but don’t risk our precious little fannies doing it ourselves!


13 posted on 03/14/2018 8:54:55 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

it is a way to get the 10 commandments BACK into schools- not sure what you’re going on about? They kicked God out of schools and you are objecting to bringing Him back in again?


14 posted on 03/14/2018 8:58:00 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: HiTech RedNeck

and just for the record- it isn’t a case of one or the other- just because posters are put yup doesn’t mean the Christian student must stop witnessing in schools- BOTH can be done- not sure why you object?


15 posted on 03/14/2018 8:59:36 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434; george76
They already tried the 10 commandments but that didn't work out.

The same outfit providing the free signs that say in god we trust, provided the free 10 commandments monument, that would be installed on the grounds of the state capital.

And before the ACLU could sue, some guy crashed his car into it and destroyed the monument.

If you are interested, there are videos on Youtube.

16 posted on 03/14/2018 9:05:46 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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well that’s a single monument- posters hung all over would be a little harder to destroy- But i wonder why the monument wasn’t replaced?


17 posted on 03/14/2018 9:10:51 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

I’m opposed to making Him sound like the vassal of a government. That’s what I am “going on” about.


18 posted on 03/14/2018 9:20:49 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Bob434

God is going to compare your heart real quick to what you hang up and show. You might want to not let your mouth get ahead of your soul.


19 posted on 03/14/2018 9:21:52 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Bob434

>>>should make up some posters with the 10 commandments printed on them too

The school can’t actually enforce several of the 10 Commandments. Does the school prominently posting rules that it can’t enforce degrade it’s efforts to enforce other rules?


20 posted on 03/14/2018 9:22:55 PM PDT by oincobx
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