Arizona Senate Passes Bill That Could Teach Public School Kids a Powerful Lesson About God

Billy Hallowell : Feb 27, 2018
Faithwire.com

Some of the other items on the list are "In God We Trust," the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, the preamble to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, among other important documents.

[Faithwire.com] The words "God enriches" could soon be showing up in classrooms across Arizona. (Image via ereferencedesk.com)

The state Senate recently voted to allow educators to post Arizona's national motto—the Latin phrase, "Ditat Deus," which translates in English to "God enriches," as The Christian Post reported.

The text of SB 1289, which passed in a 17-13 vote along party lines last week, adds the motto to a long list of proclamations and documents that "a teacher or administrator in any school ... may read or post in any school building."

Some of the other items on the list are "In God We Trust," the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, the preamble to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, among other important documents.

Critics are speaking out with claims that allowing the English translation of the motto is an attempt to sneak God into public school classrooms. But state Sen. Gail Griffin, a Republican who sponsored the bill, said that displaying the English translation of the term is, in practice, "a good history lesson for students to learn where this came from"...

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