Are we hurting anybody by placing our national motto in our schools? Is it against our first amendment? “In God We Trust” is our national motto; it is something we can be proud of. It must not be considered as religious statement; it is a statement that linked with our heritage, so taking this words away from the Pledge of Allegiance means taking away the heart from a body.

To understand the importance of this motto, first of all we have to go back to seek out the history of this motto. Many people think that it was the aftermath of the disaster 9/11. According to the editorial board essay “In God we Trust-In Public Schools?” on March 6, 2002 edition of the Arizona Wild Cat, the motto became a part of American history, when it was issued on the two-cent coin. Congress inserted the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiances in the hight of the cold war in 1954. In 1957 it was adapted to our paper money, and on July 30,1861 it was approved as our national motto by the congress. So it is crystal clear that the motto has been in our history since the civil war.

The most important point to support this motto is that the words “In God We Trust” and the pledge are the part of our heritage. They are also linked with our patriotism. As in the editorial board essay, “In God We Trust - In Public Schools”, on the march 6, 2002 edition of the Arizona Wild Cat, Michigan State Representative Stephan Ehardt said that this motto is secular. It is not a religious statement, and it is some thing that we can be proud of. The nationwide spread of this motto after the disaster 9/11 is an excellent example of this. It is one of the symbols like our national flag or the statue of liberty that make us proud about our nation

Another main point is that even though, the word “god” usually bond with religious thoughts, the word “god” in the Pledge of Allegiance does not refer to any god, religion or faith.  It only means a superior power than man. By paraphrasing Daniel Cucher from the essay “In Mottos We Trust” the word god in the pledge only refers to whomever greater than man. It does not mean any specific god such as Jesus, Allah, Vishnu or any god. It was added to the motto to make people remember the days their ancestors fled from their motherland.  It does not hurt any body by any means.

However, some people say that this motto should be eliminated from our pledge and do not want it placed in the schools because it potentially offends a small amount of citizens who do not believe in any god. They argue that placing the motto in schools and other public places forces non-believers to accept the presence of god, which is against the first amendment. Speaking honestly, the word we in the motto “In God We Trust” only represents people who believe in God. However, it is not a big deal. Laws are made for the benefit of the majority. Yes, we must care about the minority, but that cannot be by taking away the rights of majority. For instance, in this case taking away these words from the pledge would hurt the rights of the majority in favor of minority, who are not even five percent of the total population.