Not my house-- the House of Representatives (a misnomer, because they don't represent me).

I'm sure many of you noticed that "The House" recently approved a resolution reaffirming (!) "In God We Trust" as our national motto. What a crock. How hokey can they get?

The vote was 396 in favor, with 9 opposed--8 Democrats and 1 Republican (bravo!). The resolution moved on to the Senate --why?, I don't know.

My perspective (as if you didn't already know)? It's a hollow, devisive, unnecessary gesture, period. Secondly, it's exclusionary to those that don't have a monotheistic faith. That includes 16% of our non-religious populus, and 40 million Buddhists and Hindus (who do not recognize one god). The motto ignores and reinforces the outsider status of our nation's nonbelievers, as well as members of minority religions.

This resolution is irresponsible, shameful, and totally inane. It uses faith as a political tool to divide the nation along religious lines, especially as a time when America is confronted with a multitude of pressing national issues.

E Pluribus Unum. Out of many, one. What's the matter with that?
If I thought it would do any good, I'd write a "letter to the editor" of my local newspaper. But why fuel the religious fire. As a minority, I'd get skewered. This post will have to suffice. (I still might get skewered by any religious nuts out there.) Might does not make right.