AU Okla. Chapter helps public schools support E Pluribus Unum.When Oklahoma legislators passed a law encouraging display of America's national mottoes in public schools, members of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United decided to go on the offensive. Sooner State lawmakers passed House Bill 2477 in May. It allows schools to display "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum E Pluribus Unum (ē pl  r`ĭbəs y `nəm) [Lat. " posters and even mandates the size--11-by-14-inches. It's no coincidence that the American Family Association The American Family Association (AFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes conservative Christian values.[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 1977 by Rev. (AFA AFA In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Afghanistan Afghani. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), a Mississippi-based group founded by censorship advocate the Rev. Donald Wildmon Donald E. Wildmon, born 18 January 1938 in Dumas, Mississippi, is the founder and chairman of the American Family Association. He graduated from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, in 1960. In 1961 he married Lynda Lou Bennett with whom he has two sons and two daughters. , sells "In God We Trust" posters just that size. Wildmon's AFA has been a driving force behind lobbying states to pass laws Pass laws in South Africa were designed to segregate the population and were one of the dominant features of the country's apartheid system. Introduced in South Africa in 1923, they were designed to regulate movement of black Africans into urban areas. mandating that "In God We Trust" be displayed in schools. In Oklahoma, a local group, Oklahomans for Patriotic Values, has offered to provide the AFA's "In God We Trust" posters to public schools. Many school officials, however, have reported difficulties finding a source for "E Pluribus Unum" posters. Enter the Oklahoma AU Chapter. The chapter printed hundreds of copies of an attractive, 11-by-14 poster that reads "E Pluribus Unum." Below that it says, "Out Of Many ... One" and "The original national motto included on the Great Seal of the United States Great Seal of the United States: see United States, Great Seal of the. of America proposed in 1776 and adopted in 1782." The motto and explanation are superimposed su·per·im·pose tr.v. su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing, su·per·im·pos·es 1. To lay or place (something) on or over something else. 2. over an image of a flag. The poster includes the Great Seal of the United States and is accompanied by a fact sheet giving the origins of the motto. Oklahoma chapter activists have been making the posters available to schools across the state at no charge. Writing in First Amendment Advocate, the chapter newsletter, Jim Huff, executive secretary of the chapter, observed, "The political and cultural value of the motto is worth posting and advocating in a classroom or an office. The secular aspects of the Original Motto are intentionally being overshadowed by the second motto." The poster can be viewed at the chapter's website: www.auok.org. |
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