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School Trustee: ‘In God We Trust’ Reflects a Spiritual Agenda

by TheBigRuski | November 5, 2007 at 04:33 pm

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Church and State

Vote is tonight. TheScroogeReport is tracking this one.

This from FOX News:

Trustees of a school district in Bakersfield, Calif., will decide Monday night whether to allow posters bearing the nation’s motto — “In God We Trust” — and other historical documents to be displayed in classrooms.

The display of posters of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights will also be voted on Monday night.

Kern County High School District trustee Chad Vegas initially proposed the measure as a way of promoting patriotism. But the idea has sparked a contentious debate.

Board President Bob Hampton, a former teacher in the district, told The L.A. Times that he’ll vote against the posters because they reflect a “spiritual agenda.”

“The spiritual side of students belongs at home and at church, not in the educational system,” Hampton said.

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mtippett

at 17:54 on November 5th, 2007

Theism (the belief in god or gods) is definitely a spiritual position and represents a clear religious view when contrasted against agnosticism (a scepticism about theistic or atheistic claims) and atheism (the belief that there is no god). In this sense, the sentiment is obviously supporting a particular religious view. The debate really should center on the difference between an agenda and a belief.

TheBigRuski

at 18:14 on November 5th, 2007

The "debate" is do we want to trash the history of the United States or not? Just because someone misinterprets the talk of God as being part of some kind of agenda, does not mean one should be afraid of offending that person. The posters they are talking about in this school district are a part of U.S. history...why ignore that?