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Originally published Saturday, March 18, 2006

Goal: 'In God We Trust' in City Hall

Hawthorne joins a statewide push to use patriotic words in civic centers. Courts have already ruled there is no violation in such use.
By Doug Irving
DAILY BREEZE

Hawthorne has begun raising money for a city monument dedicated to four words familiar to any casual reader of the dollar bill: "In God We Trust."

The city recently decided to pay tribute to the four words of the national motto with a display inside City Hall. In doing so, it joined a statewide campaign to emblazon the motto in as many civic centers as possible.

The motto, with its reference to God, has been challenged before as an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. But federal courts have already ruled that the motto does not violate the separation of church and state.

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The American Civil Liberties Union has not challenged similar efforts in the past. The group Americans United, which monitors church-state issues, also has not opposed the placement of the national motto in government buildings.


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