North Carolina county approves 'In God We Trust'.

A North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures

Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. county's decision to place "In God We Trust" on the outside walls of its courthouse has spurred a community debate over church-state separation.

In early March, the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to display the motto at two places on the Yadkin County Courthouse, reported the Winston-Salem Journal The Winston-Salem Journal is a daily newspaper primarily serving the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and its county, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It also features coverage of Northwestern North Carolina.

The paper is owned by Media General. .

The proposal was presented to the board by a local Baptist pastor and a member of the U.S. Motto Action Committee, which apparently will pay for the displays.

The board agreed to the idea before a crowded meeting room of more than 100 people. According to according to
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3. the Journal, only two people at the meeting spoke in opposition.

Victor Seider, a resident and member of Americans United for Separation of Church and State Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United or AU for short) is a religious freedom advocacy group in the United States which promotes the separation of church and state, a legal doctrine seen by the AU as being enshrined in the Establishment , stood before the room and read a portion of the First Amendment that includes the principle of church-state separation.

Amy Crump, an ordained or·dain
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a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on.

b. To authorize as a rabbi.

2. Lutheran minister, also said before the overwhelmingly pro-motto audience that the motto excludes people who are not Christian.

County Commissioner Leon Casstevens, however, was unapologetic about the board's action.

"If you're going to live in Yadkin County," he said, "then you need to think like Yadkin County."

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Date:	Apr 1, 2006
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