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(48,121 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:45 AM Oct 2013

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Bill advances to post 'In God We Trust' in Pennsylvania public school districts

Bill advances to post 'In God We Trust' in Pennsylvania public school districts

HARRISBURG, Pa. —Pennsylvania public school districts would be required to post "In God We Trust" in every school building under legislation that advanced out of a committee in the state House of Representatives this week.

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Saccone said the motto would fit well with the state's local history curriculum and appears to be widely supported by his constituents.

"It's 500-to-1 back home, people are for it," he said Thursday, adding that he believed it also would pass the Legislature overwhelmingly.

"I'm sure the media's going to try to beat it down," he said. "That's par for the course."

Saccone is a Baptist who also sponsored a "day of prayer" resolution in the House earlier this year to make April 30 "National Fast Day." It was patterned after a similar designation by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago.

http://www.wtae.com/news/local/bill-advances-to-post-in-god-we-trust-in-pennsylvania-public-school-districts/-/9681086/22621348/-/h2i1w2z/-/index.html?absolute=true

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Bill advances to post 'In God We Trust' in Pennsylvania public school districts (Original Post) The Straight Story Oct 2013 OP

Beacause that enlightenment Oct 2013 #1

If they truly trusted in God they wouldn't have to do anything like this. Bandit Oct 2013 #2

And they are very, very dangerous. pangaia Oct 2013 #3

My state. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in the middle HERVEPA Oct 2013 #4

Assholes only want this because they are afraid of their god. Of course there is nothing else the Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #5

Meanwhile the Phila. City Council approves Howard Zinn's book BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #6

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

1. Beacause that

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:49 AM

Oct 2013

will fix everything. Like magic.

For every step we take forward, we have someone trying to drag us back to the mythical "good ol' days".

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

2. If they truly trusted in God they wouldn't have to do anything like this.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:54 AM

Oct 2013

These are the hypocrites Jesus warned about.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

3. And they are very, very dangerous.

Reply to Bandit (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:01 AM

Oct 2013

Religious hysteria is the worst kind.
We ignore these people at our peril.

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

4. My state. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in the middle

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:17 AM

Oct 2013

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

5. Assholes only want this because they are afraid of their god. Of course there is nothing else the

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:29 AM

Oct 2013

freaking legislature needs to be doing. Argh.

BumRushDaShow

(129,062 posts)

6. Meanwhile the Phila. City Council approves Howard Zinn's book

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:54 AM

Oct 2013

"A People's History of the United States" for inclusion in the Philadelphia Public schools just yesterday.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Howard-Zinn-book-in-Philly-schools-Yes-please.html

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