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BY JIM FLINK AND STEVEN HSIEH

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It’s a battle of mottos in the nation’s capital.
What’s more important-- In God We Trust? Or Of Many, One -- E Pluribus Unum.

The House cast its vote Tuesday, reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the United States’ official motto.


Virginian Republican Randy Forbes sponsored the resolution, which passed 396 to 9.  In a statement, he said the goal is to...



“…confront a disturbing trend of inaccuracies and omissions, misunderstandings of church and state, rogue court challenges, and efforts to remove God from the public domain by unelected bureaucrats.”
 

To which -- many are saying -- Amen.
Rabbi David Hirschfield says, faith is a crucial component of how Americans define themselves.
In an opinion piece on Fox News, he calls this -- a reaffirmation of that faith.

“‘E Pluribus Unum’” is both a motto and an aspiration. One might even call it a prayer. But whatever one calls it, it calls to us to rise to a great challenge and we should demand that both we and our elected officials rise to it now.”



Fox News immediately posted the names of the nine who voted against the measure, one of which is ordained minister and Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver.

Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison neither voted for or against the measure, voting “present.”
He tells MSNBC Congress has become distracted from its true purpose.
 

“We’re out of our lane.  We’re in their [The American People’s] private religious affairs, not doing what we’re supposed to be doing, which is getting the economy working.”



The Washington Post calls this -- Bill O’Reilly’s takeover of Congress.
Saying, sarcastically, Republicans are protecting Americans from the liberal enemies of God.
Noting, In God We Trust has always been the official motto, and no one has ever tried to change that.


“Republicans flat-out invent a grave threat to something that isn’t in any danger — the national motto, or God, or Christmas, take your pick — and hope they can bait someone into opposing the crusade.”