Re: politcally correct? or incorrect?
There are certainly legitimate cases where one could argue that the presence of religious language in a public context raises questions regarding the establishment clause, but I don't think this is one of them. Does anyone really believe that "In God We Trust" on the currency has the affect of establishing a state religion? How does such a motto violate someone's rights? Are there atheists who feel like second class citizens because someone pays them with this sectarian, God money?
These campaigns to purge the public square of any reference to God no matter how benign or ceremonial, actually create more division and strife than they alleviate, which was what the establisment clause was all about avoiding in the first case.
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