AFA of PA ACTION ALERT
June 2, 2014
Issue
“In God We Trust” in Schools Passes the State House
Details
HB 1728, “An Act providing for the display of the national motto “In God We Trust” in classrooms and other areas in public school buildings” overwhelming passed in the State House by a vote of 172-24 with one Republican (Chris Ross) and twenty-three Democrats voting against it. Click here for the roll call vote.
Read through the bill for some interesting history behind “In God We Trust.”
Action Steps
Contact your State House member and, if he voted for HB 1728, thank him. If he or she didn’t vote for the bill, ask why he or she is trying to keep a part of our nation’s history out of schools in the Commonwealth. Click here to find your State House member by keying in your address.
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