By: Steve Warren – CBN News; cbn.com
Posters featuring the national motto are going up in public schools and colleges across Texas, and that’s drawing backlash from several groups who argue the phrase is used to promote Christianity.
A new Texas state law requires all public elementary, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to post in their facilities “In God We Trust” posters if they are donated or purchased by private donations.
The Texas Tribune reports Senate Bill 797 passed during last year’s legislative session. The law went into effect last year.
The law says schools “must display in a conspicuous place in each building of the school or institution a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto ‘In God We Trust.'” The poster must contain a representation of the United States flag centered under the national motto and a representation of the Texas state flag.
Republican State Sen. Bryan Hughes wrote in a tweet the national motto asserts our collective trust in a sovereign God.