It looks like a little sunshine on an issue goes a long way. Now, Congress doesn’t mind God being on their certificates:
God is here to stay, say members of Congress who on Tuesday presented a 17-year-old Eagle Scout with a corrected version of a certificate that accompanied a flag that he purchased to fly over the U.S. Capitol.
Andrew LaRochelle was the first to raise questions about the Architect of the Capitol policy that censored the word “God†out of certificates verifying the flag’s authenticity. The flags are purchased and flown at constituents’ requests, and include personal messages that until last week could not make mention of God or other religious sentiments.
“God should never have been censored,†said Ohio Republican Rep. Michael Turner, who represents LaRochelle and processed his flag request. “Our religious freedoms, protected in the Constitution, will always be challenged, and it will take all of us to be diligent to protect these freedoms.”
“This government has taken a position that God has to be separate from everything in our lives,†said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who resolved to restore God’s presence in America’s value system. “When someone like Andrew is willing to stand up and make a point instead of being intimidated, he has intimidated those trying to intimidate him.â€
Great job, Andrew. Now, about this Ramadan bill…
