Anaheim City Council to Install "In God We Trust" in Chambers

Teresa Neumann : Jun 4, 2012
Eric Carpenter – The Orange County Register

"It is a matter of patriotism. It is on our currency… it's part of what America means to us." -Gail Eastman, Councilwoman

(Anaheim, CA)—The Anaheim City Council recently voted unanimously to install the motto "In God We Trust" in the most prominent location they could think of in their building: over the city seal behind the council dais. (Photo: Orange County Register)

"It is a matter of patriotism," explained Councilwoman Gail Eastman. "It is on our currency...it's part of what America means to us."

According to an Orange County Register report, the motto has already been widely accepted in Orange County, where 16 cities have posted the phrase in their chambers. In addition, it notes, at least 92 California cities have included the motto and 281 counties and cities nationwide.