• Rev3rze@lemdit.com
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    1 year ago

    What I don’t understand is how the national motto can be a religious one without breaking the first amendment.

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      1 year ago

      It hasn’t reached the Supreme Court for a decision, but lower courts have basically said that it’s not establing a religion because it’s used in a secular and patriotic fashion. (My interpretation of my understanding of the ruling).

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aronow_v._United_States

      You can blame 1956 Cold War era Congress (red scare) and Eisenhower.