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Article: AU Okla. Chapter helps public schools support E Pluribus Unum.(People & Events)(Americans United )
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- Church & State
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- November 1, 2004
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When Oklahoma legislators passed a law encouraging display of America's national mottoes in public schools, members of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United decided to go on the offensive.
Sooner State lawmakers passed House Bill 2477 in May. It allows schools to display "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum" posters and even mandates the size--11-by-14-inches.
It's no coincidence that the American Family Association (AFA), a Mississippi-based group founded by censorship advocate the Rev. Donald Wildmon, sells "In God We Trust" posters just that size. Wildmon's AFA has been a driving force behind lobbying states to pass laws mandating that "In God We ...