Allegheny County's Fitzgerald says he’ll veto ‘In God We Trust’ motion

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Councilwoman Sue Means, a Bethel Park Republican, has driven the push for the national motto to be displayed in the Gold Room of the courthouse, where council conducts its twice-monthly meetings. Ms. Means, who says she is an evangelical Christian, wants to see “In God We Trust” installed above a replica of the Bill of Rights.

“It’s our national motto,” she said. “It’s patriotism. It’s history.”

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[phantom power]

1. IIRC, it wasn't our "national motto" until Joe fucking McCarthy

but of course a republican would think McCarthyism was just ducky too.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. You do remember correctly. Go figure.

Republican Christians don't know history....what else is new.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

2. 'In God We Trust' will not be displayed on Allegheny County Courthouse

A bid to display the words "In God We Trust" in the Allegheny County Courthouse failed Tuesday night. The vote was six in favor of the proposal and eight against.

[cleanhippie]

8. Reason prevails again!

Perhaps the tide is turning.

[John1956PA]

15. Here is a link to the Post-Gazette article about council disapproving the motion by a 6-8 vote.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2014/09/09/In-God-We-Trust-will-not-be-displayed-on-Allegheny-County-Courthouse/stories/201409090233

From the article:

. . . The vote was six in favor of the ‘‘In God We Trust’’ display, and eight against it. . . .

[mr blur]

3. I thought that "E pluribus unum" was your national motto?

[beam me up scottie]

4. It was until christians realized that pluribus included atheists.

As far as they're concerned we're neither patriots nor Americans:

George H.W. Bush: "No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."

[progressoid]

7. How can that be our motto? It's not even in English!

[cleanhippie]

9. Lol

I see what you did there.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

11. We should definitely take our motto from the bibble

At least it's written in English.

[onager]

14. That's why the Village Gay Man...

...often wasn't harassed in small Southern towns. He was the only person who could translate the Latin phrase on the Confederate memorial.

I think I stole that joke from Florence King, a very rare blend of a person who was funny, bisexual and Republican.

"I know I am a true Southern lady because I have never smoked on the street. No matter which sex I had just been to bed with."

[AtheistCrusader]

13. That was on the great seal, but there was no 'National Motto'(TM) until '57.

When the 'red scare' jackalopes rammed it in.

[beam me up scottie]

5. That's great.

But it would never happen down here, the town I lived in last put it on all of their signs in front of municipal buildings and in big letters on a huge lighted one coming into the city.

A big FU to me and my kind.

[cleanhippie]

10. Not just a big FU to you and other non-believers

But a big FU to to all non-Christians.

[beam me up scottie]

12. I usually let stuff like that go.

But ffs, they own everything, they run everything, they make all the rules and can't be gracious enough to not rub our noses in it every chance they get.

[trotsky]

16. And to top it all off, claim they're doing it because they're "persecuted."

[onager]

17. Yep, that's hilarious.

Privileged super-majority claims they are persecuted by a minority who REALLY has the power, despite all evidence to the contrary.

That sounds vaguely familiar...

[beam me up scottie]

20. But but but they burned a christian kid at the stake for saying "bless you" in school...

Or did we eat him?

[beam me up scottie]

19. War on religion, war on Christmas, war on the baby Jesus...blah blah blah

More like war on christian privilege.

[trotsky]

21. Christian privilege doesn't exist!

Just ask Christians; they'll tell you!

[beam me up scottie]

22. D'oh!

Silly me, I forgot it's all in our imagination.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

18. PLEASE THANK COUNTY

Thanks to many Pennsylvania FFRF'ers who contacted the Council before the vote. Now it's time to thank the Council for keeping religion out of government and for ensuring Allegheny County is a welcoming place for all citizens, including nonbelievers.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
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Office of the County Council
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