Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: In God We Trust? Message-ID: <1253@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:27:22 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.1253 Posted: Sun Mar 10 05:27:22 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 14:44:48 EST References: <434@terak.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort (sp #9), Hellmouth, CA Lines: 9 Xref: sun net.flame:8442 net.religion:5797 net.religion.christian:368 They (Congress) made this our National Motto in 1955. It used to be "E pluribus unum" ("out of many, one"), which I really like. The latter was Old Ben's idea, I think. Just a year before, in 1954, the Congress, in another fit of "we're all of the same religion, now, aren't we?" added "..under God.." to the Pledge of Allegence. Another stupid idea. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam