query: when did in god we trust become our motto

pos: In God We Trust approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, declared "In God We Trust" must appear on American currency. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the phrase entered circulation on October 1, 1957. The 84th Congress later passed legislation (P.L. 84-851), also signed by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, declaring the phrase to be the national motto. Some groups and people have expressed objections to its use, citing its religious reference that violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. These groups

pos: In God We Trust national motto of the United States". The resolution passed both the House and the Senate unanimously and without debate. The law was signed by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956. The United States Code at , now states: "'In God we trust' is the national motto." The same day, the President signed into law a requirement that "In God We Trust" be printed on all U.S. currency and coins. On paper currency, it first appeared on the silver certificate in 1957, followed by other certificates. Federal Reserve Notes and United States Notes were circulated with the motto starting from 1964

neg: In God We Trust coins as shall admit of such motto". The similar phrase 'In God is our Trust' appears in "The Star-Spangled Banner", adopted as the national anthem of the United States in 1931. Written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, the fourth stanza includes the phrase, "And this be our motto: 'In God is our Trust'", which was adapted as the national motto. The use of "In God We Trust" has been interrupted. The motto disappeared from the five-cent coin in 1883, and did not reappear until production of the Jefferson nickel began in 1938. However, at least two

neg: Rajan Zed prayer protest the Christian group the Family Research Council issued a statement on the day of the protest saying "No one can legitimately challenge the fact that the God America refers to in the pledge, our national motto, and other places is the monotheistic God of the Jewish and Christian faith. ...There is no historic connection between America and the polytheistic creed of the Hindu faith. I seriously doubt that Americans want to change the motto, 'In God we Trust,' which Congress adopted in 1955, to, 'In gods we Trust.' That is essentially what the United States Senate did today." Having called

neg: In God We Trust In God We Trust "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States of America, Nicaragua, and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the United States' motto in 1956 as a replacement or alternative to the unofficial motto of "E pluribus unum", which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. "In God We Trust" first appeared on the two-cent piece in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and

neg: In God We Trust Treasury decided on a new motto, "In God We Trust," to engrave on U.S. coins. Lincoln's involvement in this decision is unclear. A version of the motto made an early appearance on obverse side of the twenty dollar interest bearing note issued in 1864 along with the motto "God and our Right". As Chase was preparing his recommendation to Congress, it was found that the Act of Congress dated January 18, 1837 prescribed the mottoes and devices that should be placed upon the coins of the United States. This meant that the mint could make no changes without the enactment

neg: James Pollock the first coin with the approved motto and today all American coins are inscribed with "In God We Trust." James Pollock was also a trustee of Lafayette College from 1855 to 1876, and its president from 1863 onwards. James Pollock possessed a strong faith in God. Concurring with Secretary Chase's instructions, in his 1863 report to the Secretary of the Treasury, he wrote, "We claim to be a Christian nation—why should we not vindicate our character by honoring the God of Nations…Our national coinage should do this. Its legends and devices should declare our trust in God—in Him who is

neg: James Pollock Panic of 1857. He chaired the Pennsylvania delegation to the Peace Conference of 1861, and was appointed by President Lincoln as Director of the Philadelphia mint that same year. While leading the United States Mint, he was instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase in a letter to come up with suggestions for including "the trust of our people in God" in a motto on America's coins. Pollock proposed a number of mottos, including "Our Trust Is In God" and "God Our Trust," which Chase ultimately revised to "In God We Trust." The 1864 two-cent piece was

neg: Two-cent piece (United States) each such, as all who fear God and love their country, will approve." He also sent pattern coins depicting George Washington; Chase responded to the letter, "I approve your mottoes, only suggesting that on that with the Washington obverse the motto should begin with the word OUR, so as to read OUR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY. And on that with the shield, it should be changed so as to read: IN GOD WE TRUST." Pollock had been inspired by "The Star Spangled Banner", a later stanza of which includes the line, "And this be our motto, 'In God Is Our

neg: Francis Scott Key "The Power of Literature, and Its Connection with Religion" in 1834. The US national motto "In God We Trust" was adapted from a phrase in Key's "Star-Spangled Banner", the fourth stanza of which includes the phrase, "And this be our motto: 'In God is our Trust'", leading some to speculate that the phrase was derived from the song. On January 11, 1843, Key died at the home of his daughter Elizabeth Howard in Baltimore from pleurisy at age 63. He was initially interred in Old Saint Paul's Cemetery in the vault of John Eager Howard but in 1866, his body

neg: United States national motto the final stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by U.S. President Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'" The change from "E Pluribus Unum" to "In God We Trust" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took to

neg: In God We Trust God We Trust") in a prominent location. In March 2018, a bill requiring Tennessee schools to prominently display the national motto ("In God We Trust") sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn passed the state House with 81 of the 99 members voting in favor of it. In Judaism and Christianity, the official motto "In God We Trust" is not found verbatim in any verses from the Bible, but the concept is paraphrased in , , , and . In Islam the word for the concept of reliance on God is called "Tawakkul"; the phrase "In God We Trust" is literally found

neg: In God We Trust 1787." Aside from constitutional objections, President Theodore Roosevelt took issue with using the motto on coinage as he considered using God's name on money to be sacrilege. In September 2014, a proposal to add displays of "In God We Trust" on public property in Ballwin, Missouri was defeated following a plea to a meeting of aldermen by a local atheist. In God We Trust "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States of America, Nicaragua, and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the United States' motto in 1956 as a replacement or

neg: In God We Trust $20 coin which did not bear the motto. The motto has been in continuous use on the one-cent coin since 1909, and on the ten-cent coin since 1916. It also has appeared on all gold coins and silver dollar coins, half-dollar coins, and quarter-dollar coins struck since July 1, 1908. Since 1938, all US coins have borne the motto. During the Cold War era, the government of the United States sought to distinguish itself from the Soviet Union, which promoted state atheism and thus implemented antireligious legislation. The 84th Congress passed a joint resolution "declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the

neg: The Friary School marred,When Hackett came to save her.In faithful service, loving care,He planned to build again as fair,And gifts like jewels gave her.In all he did and thought and saidMen saw his motto and were led"To serve God and be cheerful".To bear the Cross with joyous heart,To do in faithfulness their part;God's children are not fear-ful. We see the spires that Hackett knew;They bid us keep his motto true,Serve God with joy adoring.May we the strength of prayer possessTo lift our hearts in holiness, On Eagle's wings upsoaring.We work where once the Grey Friars prayedSo may our lives like theirs be made;Their

neg: In God We Trust We Trust' as the official state motto, effective July 1, 2006. In 2011 the House of Representatives passed an additional resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States, in a 396–9 vote. In 2013, a federal court rejected a challenge, brought by Michael Newdow and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, to remove "In God We Trust" from American currency. On January 31, 2014, purporting to defend religious freedom, the Mississippi senate voted to add the words, "In God We Trust" to the state seal and the change was made effective on July 1, 2014.

neg: James B. Longacre the design "need only flanking cannon to be the consummate expressions of Civil War heraldry." Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase favored placing an expression of the nation's faith in God in a time of war on the coinage, and wrote to Mint Director Pollock, "You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest tersest terms possible this national recognition." Several mottos were considered by Pollock, including "God Our Trust" and "God and Our Country". Longacre's two-cent piece was the first coin inscribed with "In God We Trust". Nickel had been removed

neg: Seated Liberty dollar and other foreign trade and are not seen in circulation." In November 1861, Reverend M. R. Watkinson suggested in a letter that some sort of religious motto should be placed on American coinage to reflect the increasing religiosity of United States citizens following the outbreak of the Civil War. In an October 21, 1863, report to Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Pollock expressed his own desire to emblazon American coins with a religious motto. The Mint began producing patterns bearing various mottoes, including "God Our Trust" and "In God We Trust"; the latter was ultimately selected, and its first use

neg: In God We Trust practice has not historically presented any constitutional difficulty, is not coercive, and does not prefer one religious denomination over another. "In God We Trust" as a national motto and on U.S. currency has been the subject of numerous unsuccessful lawsuits. The motto was first challenged in "Aronow v. United States" in 1970, but the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled: "It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial

neg: James Pollock "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." The motto suggested, "God our Trust," is taken from our National Hymn, the Star-Spangled Banner." The sentiment is familiar to every citizen of our country—it has thrilled the hearts and fallen in song from the lips of millions of American Freemen. The time for the introduction of this or a similar motto, is propitious and appropriate. 'Tis an hour of National peril and danger—an hour when man's strength is weakness—when our strength and our nation's strength and salvation, must be in the God of Battles and of Nations. Let us reverently acknowledge his

neg: With God, all things are possible strip America of every last symbol of our faith." On June 7, 2001, the ACLU declined to appeal the case further, fearing the repercussions of an adverse ruling by a conservative U.S. Supreme Court. As noted in "ACLU v. Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board", the federal government also invokes God in both its official motto, "In God We Trust", and in the Pledge of Allegiance. Three federal circuit courts have affirmed the national motto (see "Aronow v. United States", "O'Hair v. Murray", and "Gaylor v. United States"). Besides Ohio, several other states, territories, and cities refer to God on

neg: Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane the motto of the school. The school anthem is the same as all Holy Cross Schools all over the world. The lyrics of anthem goes as follows: <poem> Long live our dear Holy Cross School, May its Glory ever live! May the students of the Holy Cross, To the Lord all Glory give! Onward march we, Holy Cross girls, Let our light shine through the land! Brave, upright, sincere and honest, God help us to be a loyal band! Work and play is now our motto, All our trust is in the Lord! Work as if all dependent on us,

neg: Two-cent piece (United States) to Chase, proposing that some reference to God be placed on the coinage in that time of war, and on November 20 of that year, Chase wrote to Mint Director Pollock, "You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest tersest terms possible this national recognition." Several mottoes were considered by Pollock, including "God Our Trust" and "God and Our Country". Some of the patterns he sent Chase in December 1863 used "God Our Trust", and he wrote of the design, "the devices are beautiful and appropriate, and the motto on

neg: Coat of arms of Sunderland of arms was made, the main charges being quite unlike any previous grant. Sunderland has used Nil desperandum Auspice Deo ("When God is on our side there is no cause for despair." or "Do not despair, have faith in God" or "Don’t despair, in God we trust") as a motto since 1849. It is taken from the Odes of Horace, Book 1, Ode 7, line 27. Argent a sextant Sable on a chief Azure two keys wards upwards and outwards in saltire Argent between as many mitres of the last, both enfiled with a ducal coronet Or For crest: On

neg: In God We Trust In 2015 the county police department of Jefferson County, Illinois announced that the words "In God We Trust" will be on police squad cars. In 2015, the Freedom from Religion Foundation demanded that local authorities remove decals of the motto from Childress, Texas Police Department patrol vehicles. In response, Police Chief Adrian Garcia told the organization, in a written letter, to "go fly a kite." In March 2017, Act 911, sponsored by State Rep. Jim Dotson, made it a requirement of Arkansas state law for schools to display posters with the national motto ("In God We Trust"). In early 2018,

neg: In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash "Hohman doesn't really exist, but the sights, sounds and events Mr. Shepherd described happening there grew out of his experiences growing up in and around real-life Hammond, Ind." The title of the novel is a play on words, primarily the motto "In God We Trust", which became a common motto in the 19th century in the United States, and was used on American coins frequently after 1864. "In God we trust, all others pay cash" was a common phrase in America in the early decades of the 20th century. Shepherd specifically denied that the work is a collection of short

neg: In God We Trust was used in the Coat of arms of New Westminster, Canada. The phrase has been included in many hymns and religious-patriotic songs. During the American Civil War, the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry for the Union Army assumed the motto "In God we trust" in early August 1862. William W. Wallace, coiner, circa August 1862, of the motto "In God We Trust" was Captain of Company C of the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry. The Reverend Mark R. Watkinson of 'Ridleyville', Pennsylvania, (pastor of Prospect Hill Baptist Church in present-day Prospect Park, Pennsylvania) in a letter dated November 13, 1861, petitioned the Treasury Department

neg: In God We Trust believe the phrase should be removed from currency and public property. In lawsuits, this argument has so far not overcome the interpretational doctrine of accommodationism, which allows government to endorse religious establishments as long as they are all treated equally. According to a 2003 joint poll by USA Today, CNN, and Gallup, 90% of Americans support the inscription "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins. In 2006, "In God We Trust" was designated as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. Its Spanish equivalent, "En Dios Confiamos," is the motto of the Republic of Nicaragua. In 1860, the phrase

neg: United States national motto United States national motto The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864. The 1956 law was the first establishment of an official motto for the country, although E Pluribus Unum ("from many, one") was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 as the motto for the Seal of the United States and has been used on coins and paper money since 1795. A phrase similar to "In God We Trust" appears in

neg: United we stand, divided we fall the Commonwealth, including the state motto, United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Patrick Henry used the phrase in his last public speech, given in March 1799, in which he denounced The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Clasping his hands and swaying unsteadily, Henry declaimed, "Let us trust God, and our better judgment to set us right hereafter. United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs." At the end of his oration, Henry fell into the arms of bystanders and was carried, almost lifeless, into a nearby tavern.

neg: Liberty Head double eagle in the midst of an internal war, in November 1861, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase received a proposal that American coinage bear an expression of faith in God. After various wordings were considered, "In God We Trust" was placed on the new two-cent piece in 1864. The Act of March 3, 1865 that authorized the copper-nickel three-cent piece also required that the motto appear on all coins large enough to bear it. Pursuant to this mandate, Longacre began re-engraving the various denominations of U.S. coinage. In 1866, he added "In God We Trust" to all coins that did

neg: In God We Trust States posted "In God We Trust" framed posters in their "libraries, cafeterias and classrooms". The American Family Association supplied several 11-by-14-inch posters to school systems and vowed to defend any legal challenges to the displaying of the posters. According to a 2003 joint poll by "USA Today", CNN, and Gallup, 90% of Americans support the inscription "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins. In 2006, on the 50th anniversary of its adoption, the Senate reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the official national motto of the United States of America. In Florida House Bill no. 1145, Florida adopted 'In God

neg: Federal Reserve Note regulations to which the U.S. Treasury must adhere when redesigning banknotes. The national motto "In God We Trust" must appear on all U.S. currency and coins. Though the motto had periodically appeared on coins since 1865, it did not appear on currency (other than interest-bearing notes in 1861) until a law passed in 1956 required it. It began to appear on Federal Reserve Notes delivered from 1964 to 1966, depending on denomination. The portraits appearing on the U.S. currency can feature only people who have died, whose names should be included below each of the portraits. Since the standardization of

neg: Ilkeston Grammar School life? Where's the point – and what's the gain? Why the Latin sung refrain? Labor Omnia Vincit – Work conquers all. Here we learn far greater things Learn to fly, to spread our wings Learn to think, to feel, to love Learn God's will in heaven above Here will His purpose at length become plain, What we should do with our lives for His gain, How we should learn to face evil and lust, And that only in God, Only in God, Should we put our whole trust. There was an earlier school song, taught in the 1940s. A partial

neg: In God We Trust to 1966, depending on the denomination. (Of these, only Federal Reserve Notes are still circulated.) Representative Charles Edward Bennett of Florida cited the Cold War when he introduced the bill in the House, saying "In these days when imperialistic and materialistic communism seeks to attack and destroy freedom, we should continually look for ways to strengthen the foundations of our freedom". Aronow v. United States was the first case to challenge the inclusion of "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency. The law it challenged was "31 U.S.C. § 324a "the inscription 'In God we Trust'...shall appear on all United

neg: Eureka (word) the miner at work". In 1957 the state legislature attempted to make "In God We Trust" the state motto as part of the same post WWII anti-Communist movement that successfully added the term "under God" to the American Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, but this attempt did not succeed and "Eureka" was made the official motto in 1963. The city of Eureka, California, founded in 1850, uses the California State Seal as its official seal. Eureka is a considerable distance from Sutter's Mill, but was the jumping off point of a smaller gold rush in nearby Trinity County, California in

neg: Bogutevo hear the tears and sobs of us, the unprotected, you would realise that the conversion is not voluntary, but achieved through great violence. It is a fact, known by the entire world, that if we did want, we would have become Christians 35 years ago when Russia came, not now when we should enjoy our freedom in Great Bulgaria. We trust you and your strong support for us and our suffering, and need to feel that we--we and the entire people--have not been betrayed by those whom we have elected … to govern us.” Bogutevo is situated in the vicinity

neg: In God We Trust Reinhardt agreed that "Aronow" was controlling precedent. "Newdow v. Congress", 598 F.3d 638 (9th Cir. 2010) cert. denied 131 S. Ct. 1612 (U.S. 2011). AKA: The "In God We Trust Case" – A prominent atheist, Michael Newdow, filed a suit to declare the national motto – In God We Trust – unconstitutional and to have it removed from coins and currency. Pacific Justice Institute intervened as a defendant and defended against the suit. The case was dismissed by the trial court and the Ninth Circuit affirmed that decision. In 2015, David F. Bauman dismissed a case against the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional

neg: In God We Trust Kimberly Daniels, a pastor who currently serves as the representative for Florida House of Representatives District 14 as a member of the Democratic Party, introduced HB 839, a bill that requires public schools to display the motto "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place. On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, the bill received unanimous approval from the House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee. Later, in a vote on February 21, 2018, the bill passed 97 to 10 in the House. As part of Florida's March 2018 K-12 education law, Gov. Rick Scott mandated that all public schools post the state motto ("In

neg: In God We Trust States currency and coins". O'Hair v. Blumenthal (1978) challenged the inclusion of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency. A similar decision was reached by the Fifth Circuit in Madalyn Murray O'Hair vs W. Michael Blumenthal in 1979, which affirmed that the "primary purpose of the slogan was secular." In March 2001, Governor of Mississippi Ronnie Musgrove signed legislation requiring the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in every public school classroom, as well as the school auditoriums and cafeterias, throughout the state. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, many public schools across the United

neg: In God We Trust other coins minted in every year in the interim still bore the motto, including the Morgan dollar and the Seated Liberty half dollar. The omission of the motto "In God We Trust" on the Indian Head eagle coin caused public outrage, and prompted Congress to pass a bill mandating its inclusion. Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber added the words and made minor modifications to the design. In 1908, Congress made it mandatory that the phrase be printed on all coins upon which it had previously appeared. This decision was motivated after a public outcry following the release of a

neg: Two-cent piece (United States) Trust' ". Chase may have been influenced in his decision by the motto of his alma mater, Brown University, "In Deo Speramus" (In God We Hope). As the mottoes to be placed on coinage were prescribed by the 1837 act, a legislative change was needed. The act which created the two-cent piece authorized the Mint Director, with the Secretary of the Treasury's approval, to prescribe the designs and mottoes to be used. Longacre's two-cent piece was the first coin inscribed with "In God We Trust". The motto was popularized by the new coin; on March 3, 1865 Congress passed legislation

neg: In God We Trust of additional legislation by the Congress. Such legislation was introduced and passed as the Coinage Act of 1864 on April 22, 1864, allowing the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the inclusion of the phrase on one-cent and two-cent coins. An Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon". In 1873, Congress passed the Coinage Act, granting that the Secretary of the Treasury "may cause the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to be inscribed on such

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) which the Bowens answered with "In God, We Trust", only to learn that the question's correct answer was "One Out of Many" - the English translation for the Latin "E pluribus unum". However, Celador later admitted that the question had been ambiguous and not fair to the pair - although "E pluribus unum" is considered the de facto motto of the United States, it was never legally declared as such; "In God, We Trust" is the official motto of the country since 1956, although it is not translated from any form of Latin. Following this revelation, the production company invited

neg: Criticism of atheism to belief in God unless the belief is shown to be false. Second, he argues that belief in God could be rationally warranted if it is a properly basic or foundational belief through an innate human "sense of the divine". Plantinga argues that if we have the innate knowledge of God which he theorizes as a possibility, we could trust belief in God the same way we trust our cognitive faculties in other similar matters, such as our rational belief that there are other minds beyond our own, something we believe, but for which there can be no evidence. Alvin

neg: Ceremonial deism to assess exemptions from the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The first use of the term in a Supreme Court opinion is in Justice Brennan's dissenting opinion in ...I would suggest that such practices as the designation of "In God We Trust" as our national motto, or the references to God contained in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag can best be understood, in Dean Rostow's apt phrase, as a form a "ceremonial deism," protected from Establishment Clause scrutiny chiefly because they have lost through rote repetition any significant religious content. In Justice O'Connor,

neg: Theodore Roosevelt the negative term "nature faker" to describe writers who depicted their animal characters with excessive anthropomorphism. Roosevelt intensely disliked being called "Teddy", and was quick to point out this fact to those who referred to him as such, though it would become widely used by newspapers during his political career. He attended church regularly, and was a lifelong adherent of the Reformed Church in America, an American affiliate of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1907, concerning the motto "In God We Trust" on money, he wrote, "It seems to me eminently unwise to cheapen such a motto by use on

neg: Silver certificate (United States) dollars intended specifically to satisfy the earlier obligation for redemption in silver dollars were found in Treasury vaults. As was usual with currency during this period, the year date on the bill did not reflect when it was printed, but rather a major design change. Additional changes, particularly when either of the two signatures was altered, led to a letter being added below the date. One notable exception was the Series 1935G $1 silver certificate, which included notes both with and without the motto "In God We Trust" on the reverse. 1935 dated one dollar certificates lasted through the letter

neg: In God We Trust in two places of the Quran, in Surah 10 Yunus, as well as Surah 7 Al-A'raf, and several other verses reinforce this concept. Melkote Ramaswamy, a Hindu American scholar, writes that the presence of the phrase "In God We Trust" on American currency is a reminder that "there is God everywhere, whether we are conscious or not." Advocates of separation of church and state have questioned the legality of this motto asserting that it is a violation of the United States Constitution, prohibiting the government from passing any law respecting an establishment of religion. Religious accommodationists state that this entrenched

neg: St. Rose's High School, Guyana footsteps there CHORUS: And the badge that shows our motto Shall be ever dear And for God we’ll serve our neighbour His own image here, “Serviam” shall be our watchword, Marching on we’ll sing Battling against the pride of Satan Serving Christ our King All St.Angela has taught us, We will strive to do, She shall be our guide and mother All our whole life through. She will know us for her children Ursulines we’ll be: Holding fast the cross that takes us on to victory. CHORUS Storm or cloud will not dismay us, We will do and dare When

neg: With God, all things are possible it to the national motto, "In God We Trust", and the use of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. It was explained as "a compelling symbol of hope, inspiration and stick-to-it-iveness". The ACLU represented a Cleveland-area Presbyterian associate minister who objected to the state's trivialization of a quote attributed to Jesus. An ACLU-sponsored poll in the spring of 1997 found that only two percent of Summit County residents were aware of the motto. On September 1, 1998, U.S. District Judge James L. Graham upheld the motto, finding it to be "generically theistic" without endorsing any particular denomination, but he

neg: St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School Madras an education. It was known for nearly 44 years as St. Mary's Seminary and Day School. The first Principal was very Rev. Dr. William Kelly of Maynooth. The school celebrated its 175th year celebrations recently. The school's motto is "Viriliter Age" - Latin for "Act Like A Man". <poem> God bless St.Mary's school that we love, Stand beside her, and guide her, To do the right, by the light from above; In the classrooms, on the play-fields, 'Long the roadways, where we roam,> God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home> God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home </poem> Rev.

neg: African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States, mostly in the South, while seven are based in Africa. The global membership of the AME is around 2.5 million and it remains one of the largest Methodist denominations in the world. "God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family" Derived from Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne's original motto "God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, Man our Brother", which served as the AME Church motto until the 2008 General Conference, when the current motto was officially adopted. The AME Church grew out of the Free African Society (FAS), which Richard Allen,

neg: In God We Trust a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit to remove both "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance ("Roe v. Rio Linda Union School District"), and "In God We Trust" from United States currency. The Ninth Circuit rejected Newdow's challenge. In a decision published March 11, 2010, the court held that its earlier decision in "Aronow", which "held the national motto is of a "patriotic or ceremonial character," has no "theological or ritualistic impact," and does not constitute "governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise," foreclosed Newdow's argument. In an opinion concurring only in the judgment, even the extremely liberal Judge Stephen

neg: Chuck Fleischmann agreement. On November 16, 2011 Fleischmann voted for a bill that encourages the display of "In God We Trust" in public buildings and schools and reinforces it as our nation's motto. In November 2011 Rep. Fleischmann filed a new bill called the "Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011" which would repeal the Department of Energy's "Weatherization Assistance Program". This program attempts to assist low-income families in lowering their energy bills by adding energy efficient caulking and insulation to homes. A December 2010 report from the Tennessee Comptroller's Office concluded that funds for the program had been "wasted or misspent".

neg: Penny (United States coin) during Lincoln's presidency; legitimate coinage had become scarce during the Civil War. These early tokens undoubtedly influenced the denomination, appearance, size, and composition of Lincoln cents. Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, thought American coins were so common and uninspiring that he attempted to get the motto "In God We Trust" removed as offending religion. Roosevelt had the opportunity to pose for a young Lithuanian-born Jew, Victor David Brenner, who, since arriving nineteen years earlier in the United States had become one of the nation's premier medalists. Roosevelt had learned of Brenner's talents in a settlement house on New York

neg: Pacific Justice Institute California, in the cities of Santa Ana, Oakland, Riverside, and San Diego. It was founded in 1997 by its current president, Brad W. Dacus, a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. The Pacific Justice Institute has taken on many cases, this section will only cover a few of the more publicly known cases. "Newdow v. Congress, 598 F.3d 638 (9th Cir. 2010) "cert. denied" 131 S. Ct. 1612 (U.S. 2011). AKA: The "In God We Trust Case"" – A prominent atheist, Michael Newdow, filed a suit to declare the national motto – In God We Trust –

neg: Presidential $1 Coin Program mottos, "In God we trust" and "", the coin's mint mark, and its year of issuance; i.e. (where is either or )). Ron Guth, of the Professional Coin Grading Service, estimated at least 50,000 coins were released without the edge inscriptions. The first such coin discovered was sold on eBay for $600, while later coins were selling for $40–$60, as of late March 2007. Because one of the inscriptions missing from the coins is the motto "In God we trust", some articles on the subject have referred to them as "Godless dollars". Fake "Godless dollars" have been produced with the

neg: There Is a Cloud that he sees a small cloud rising out over the sea. And it felt like a great message to center our album around – that when we find ourselves in a season of drought, a season of waiting or of wondering when we'll see the harvest from what we've been sowing, we can trust that God is faithful, throughout it all! When God gives us a promise, it's no longer a matter of if, but when. A season of drought doesn't mean the death of a promise, only a delay. Cause what God promises, He'll always do. So this title

neg: Religious views of Abraham Lincoln to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. In December 1863, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury decided on a new motto, "In God We Trust," to

neg: United States Capitol The United States national motto "In God We Trust" is written over the tribune below the clock and above the United States flag. Of the twenty-three relief portraits only Moses is sculpted from a full front view and is located across from the dais where the Speaker of the House ceremonially sits. In order clockwise around the chamber: There is also a quote etched in the marble of the chamber, as stated by venerable statesman Daniel Webster: "Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see

neg: In God We Trust, Inc. In God We Trust, Inc. In God We Trust, Inc. is a hardcore punk EP by the Dead Kennedys and the first of the group's albums with drummer D.H. Peligro. The record is a screed against things ranging from organized religion and Neo-Nazis, to the pesticide Kepone and government indifference that worsened the effects of Minamata disease catastrophes. "In God We Trust, Inc." is also the first Dead Kennedys album released after the presidential election of Ronald Reagan and features the band's first references to Reagan, for which they—and hardcore punk as a genre—would become notorious. During 1980 and 1981

neg: St. Mary's High School, Secunderabad Corps (India) Air-wing and Army Groups, selected by the Physical Instructors of the school. The school is known for its football and cricket training. We belong to a happy family St. Mary's, St. Mary's. We do have houses all in four Yellow, Blue, Red and Green. Duty is our prime concern, Mingled with our service. Purity in body, and mind Make all things divine. We present to you our school motto Duty, Service, Purity. With truth and love we strive to live For ever and ever. May good God bless our endeavour And fill our hearts with blessings. May his

neg: United States national motto has not ruled on the issue. United States national motto The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864. The 1956 law was the first establishment of an official motto for the country, although E Pluribus Unum ("from many, one") was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 as the motto for the Seal of the United States and has been used on coins and paper money since 1795. A phrase similar to

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Seton Catholic Central High School we may be in this life.
 We believe that You, Lord God,
 are always with us.
 Help us to persevere when obstacles are in our way,
 for You are our Guide and our Friend.
 May we always be guided by Your divine will for us,
 as we place our trust in You.
 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton – Pray for us!
 Amen. Seton Catholic Central High School Seton Catholic Central High School is a private Roman Catholic high school located on the Westside of Binghamton, New York. It is run by the Catholic Schools of Broome County, which is part of

neg: Ferdinand Ebner the I-solitude (Icheinsamkeit)without a real relationship with God, our Thou, we dream of the spirit in the different cultural expressions. But when the right I-Thou encounter takes place we do not separate theory and praxis anymore, because we are able to understand Matthew 25,40: "as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me". (I,268). Living in a real, true relationship with God and our neighbour means waking up to the "spiritual realities", the end of our just "dreaming of the spirit". So can men be creative and work for a

neg: H. O. West Field House in his honor. West was appointed a Louisiana College trustee early in 1952. West was the trustees' chairman from 1958 to 1959. He followed the motto: "What we are is God's gift to us. And what we become is our gift to God." A veteran of World War I, West was a member and commander of the American Legion. He was named "Outstanding Citizen of Webster Parish" in 1947 and two years later became the first president and thereafter a director of the Webster Parish Free Fair Board, since renamed the Bossier/Webster Fair and Forest Festival, and he

neg: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen motto of the United States?" The answer given was "In God We Trust" which is originally English and has in fact been the motto of the United States since 1956. The intended answer had been "Out of Many, One" which is a translation of the Latin phrase "E pluribus unum", which is not actually the current United States motto. "E pluribus unum" had been the de facto motto but was never legally declared as such. In 2007 he designed Decodance for Blackpool Illuminations, featuring six illuminated burlesque beauties. In November 2007 he and his family were depicted in the Living

neg: Frederick & Nelson and they vowed to create the largest and finest store west of the Mississippi and north of San Francisco. Early customers included the local Indians and a thriving populace fueled by the news that Seattle would become the western terminus for the Great Northern Railway. In 1891, the partners acquired the Queen City Furniture Company and began selling new furniture. Their motto was, "What our customers want, we will give them. Service is our motto." Their sincerity was tested when just before closing time on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1890, a customer came in to purchase a second-hand rocker

neg: Accommodationism Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas, exist based on accommodationist principles. Accommodationism also is seen in national anthem and the official motto of the United States, In God We Trust, as well as in the judicial oath So help me God. Notably, William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, sounded the "clarion call for accommodation" when he stated in his ruling: In the United States, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled with an accommodationist outcome in "Everson v. Board of Education", "Zorach v. Clauson", "McGowan v. Maryland", "Epperson v.

neg: Deus seja louvado Deus seja louvado "Deus seja louvado" (In English, "God be praised") is an expression displayed in the left bottom part of all Brazilian real currency banknotes. It exists since the 1980 decade, when the then President of the Republic, José Sarney, openly Catholic, asked the Banco Central (Central Bank) to include the phrase in the cruzado coin. The Federal Government at the time got inspired by theist doctrines of other secular states such as the United States of America that were already using the motto "In God We Trust" in its dollar banknotes. The first banknotes with the inscription were

neg: Peace dollar February. When the results proved satisfactory, San Francisco began striking its first Peace dollars using the low-relief design on February 13, with Denver initiating production on February 21, and Philadelphia on February 23. The three mints together struck over 84 million pieces in 1922. The 1926 Peace dollar, from all mints, has on the obverse the word "God", slightly boldened. The Peace dollar's lettering tended to strike indistinctly, and Burdette suggests that the new chief engraver, John R. Sinnock (who succeeded Morgan after his 1925 death), may have begun work in the middle of the motto "In God We Trust",

neg: Church of the Nazarene the present work of God to turn us from our sin-corrupted human will to the loving will of the Father. In this work, God desires that we might sense both our sinfulness before God and God's offer of salvation. Prevenient grace allows those tainted by sin to nevertheless make a truly free choice to accept or reject God's salvation in Christ. Justifying Grace or Accepting Grace is that grace, offered by God to all people, that we receive by faith and trust in Christ, through which God pardons the believer of sin. It is in justifying grace we are received

neg: United Methodist Church by sin to nevertheless make a truly free choice to accept or reject God's salvation in Christ. Justifying Grace or Accepting Grace is that grace, offered by God to all people, that we receive by faith and trust in Christ, through which God pardons the believer of sin. It is in justifying grace we are received by God, in spite of our sin. In this reception, we are forgiven through the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The justifying grace cancels our guilt and empowers us to resist the power of sin and to fully love God and

neg: Indian Head eagle motto. According to his son Homer, as Saint-Gaudens considered "the motto 'In God We Trust' as an artistic intrusion not required by law, he wholly discarded [it] and thereby drew down on himself the lightning of public comment". The House of Representatives passed a bill ordering the use of the motto on the new eagle and double eagle (which also lacked the phrase) in March 1908; the Senate followed suit in May. Roosevelt, finding public opinion against him, signed the bill into law that month. Barber duly placed the motto on the reverse, to the left of the eagle's breast.

neg: Secondary causation God" and "Our wisdom is not His Wisdom", it is a fundamental theme in Torah that we must do God's will yet we have Freedom to serve or not and if we go against God's will, it is still a lack on our part as partners with God here on earth but this itself is God's Will and will not upset the cosmic original plan. We see this when Shimi cursed King David and threw stones at him that King David did not get angry since he realized that Shimi was an agent from God himself or Shimi could not

neg: The Quiet Garden Trust Crawley, West Sussex. In the words of Philip Roderick, "Openness to God in unexpected places is what it is all about. God is all over the place, we only have to open our ears and our eyes." The patrons of the Trust are: The Quiet Garden Trust The Quiet Garden Trust is a non-profit organisation which encourages the provision of Quiet Gardens where people can set aside time for contemplation, prayer and renewal. The opening of the gardens is controlled by the respective owners, and the Trust plays a co-ordinating and resourcing role. There are currently about three hundred Quiet

neg: Separation of church and state in the United States the fact that Christmas is a federal holiday, etc., have also been questioned, but have been considered examples of the governmental prerogative in deciding practical and beneficial arrangements for the society. The national motto "In God We Trust" has been challenged as a violation, but the Supreme Court has ruled that ceremonial deism is not religious in nature. A circuit court ruling affirmed Ohio's right to use as its motto a passage from the Bible, "With God, all things are possible", because it displayed no preference for a particular religion. Jeffries and Ryan (2001) argue that the modern concept of

neg: Coinage Act of 1864 and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon." In 1956, ""In God We Trust"" replaced ""E Pluribus Unum"" as the national motto. All currency was printed and minted with the new motto. Coinage Act of 1864 The Coinage Act of 1864 was passed on April 22, 1864. The United States federal law changed the composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Director of the United States Mint developed the designs for these coins for final approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. As a result of this law, the phrase ""In God

neg: Wenn alle untreu werden the heroes well wrested, And now, as victory is ours, Satan practices new treachery. Yet, come what may in our life, You, o dream of glory, shall never grow old on us. You stars looking down calmly, be our witnesses, When all brothers fall silent and trust in false idols. We will never break our word, never become villains, We will preach and speak of the holy German Empire.</poem> Wenn alle untreu werden "Wenn alle untreu werden, so bleiben wir doch treu" (If all become unfaithful, we remain loyal) is the opening line of a famous patriotic German popular song

neg: Criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Richard Abanes and the Institute for Religious Research criticize the church for changing the principle asserting that God was once a man. They cite changes to the LDS Church publication "Gospel Principles" between the 1978 and 1997 editions, where "We can become Gods like our Heavenly Father" was changed to "We can become like our Heavenly Father", and "our Heavenly Father became a God" was changed to "our Heavenly Father became God". But, official LDS Church publications still affirm the doctrine of eternal progression, and the official church manual, "" (2012), affirms that "As man is, God once was;

neg: Thomas Chubb our petitions, but he did not think God answered them all in the way we wished. God answered only if they were for lawful things and people prayed earnestly "with a modest resignation to God's will".[vi] Chubb thought that God sometimes gave us harmful things we had prayed for, but then God acted "in displeasure". In another tract, he was more pessimistic about God's positive response rate to our prayers. He cited evidence that God did not often answer our prayers: over the last two hundred years, millions of sincere, fervent prayers had petitioned God for the defeat of the

neg: Australian Christian Channel do. Our love for God compels us to work with integrity and excellence. The outworking of this love is to see ACCTV become the very best it can possibly be. We are passionate about sourcing the best programs to inspire, encourage and offer hope to our viewers. “We Love Good TV” has become our standard. It’s what we stand for and what we aspire to and we believe the best way to do that is through the power of story. We are intentional in broadcasting life-changing stories, that inspire, encourage, build-up and declare the Love of God to all. The

neg: St. Joseph's Convent, St. Joseph are: The school song is: <poem> Chorus: virtute et labore, "Our motto we sing with pride", "We’re loyal to Saint joseph", "With the Lord God as our guide" Verse 1: "Saint Joseph’s Convent, Saint Joseph", "Upon a Hill we stay", "In Safe and Green surroundings", "Looking forward to Each Day", "Saint Joseph is our Patron", "Obedient, Kind and True", "And we too, want to live like him", "Let’s strive and start anew" Verse 2: "We’re all here for a purpose", "To prepare for life", "To learn to live, to learn to love", "To deal with pain and strife" "United all

neg: California Diamond Jubilee half dollar due to the expense and that the new designs were little better than the old. However, both Taft and another member, Louis Ayres, recommended acceptance. Ayres did suggest "that 'In God We Trust' be placed in some position where it does not seem as if the '49ers were frying it in oil". Numismatic historian Don Taxay averred that this advice was not followed due to the lack of an alternative position in which to place the motto. With the designs accepted, the Mint created working dies based on the plaster model in July 1925. These were sent from Philadelphia to

neg: Indian Head gold pieces to be struck in high relief. Pieces struck in this manner would have the designs protected from wear and be able to stack easily (both problems with high relief coins). The President responded to express his interest on January 10, and Pratt was soon busy on a model for him to examine. Roosevelt did not then tell the Mint of the new proposal. The newly released eagle and double eagle had provoked considerable controversy over their omission of the motto "In God We Trust", and with Congress already preparing to require the motto's use, Leach ordered work suspended on the

neg: Indian Head eagle as "placed incongruously". The new eagles entered circulation around November 4, 1907, although Leach did not receive formal approval to issue the pieces until December 19. As early as November 7, articles were appearing in newspapers noting the omission of the motto "In God We Trust" on the eagle, and the Mint soon began to receive many complaints. Roosevelt believed that using God's name on coins was sacrilegious, and had confirmed with government lawyers that no law required the motto's use. Saint-Gaudens wanted to include only the minimum of lettering on the new coins, and was content to omit the

neg: Rick Saccone Trump was Trump" and the special election a referendum on the Presidency of Donald Trump. Saccone introduced bills to limit abortion rights. In 2013, Saccone attracted attention for introducing the National Motto Display Act, a bill to require public school districts in Pennsylvania to post "In God We Trust" (the national motto) in every school building. The 2013 legislation failed, but in 2016, Saccone co-sponsored similar legislation (which would encourage but not mandate the posting of the motto in schools). The bill passed on a 179-20 vote in May 2016. The legislation was criticized by secular advocacy groups, such as

neg: Panama–Pacific commemorative coins half dollar "a halfway point between the designs on French silver pieces early in the new century and A. A. Weinman's 'Walking Liberty' for the half dollar". The fifty-cent piece bears the motto "In God We Trust", as do the $50 pieces, the first commemorative coins to display it. That motto was first used on U.S. coins in 1864. In the 19th century, it was not mandatory that the motto be used, but it nevertheless appeared on most denominations of U.S. coins by the turn of the 20th century. In 1907 and 1908, there had been many objections to the

neg: Aronow v. United States the action challenged the constitutionality as repugnant to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of two federal statutes." The Appeals Court, following the precedent of "Massachusetts v. Mellon", agreed with the District Court that the plaintiff did not have standing as "a taxpayer and citizen", but set aside the question of standing to rule on the merits of the case. The Court ruled: It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial

neg: Jared Lee Loughner as an anti-theist by those who knew him. Loughner declined to state his religion in his Army application. In his "Final Thoughts" video, Loughner stated, "No, I don't trust in God!", in reference to the United States national motto printed on coins and paper currency, "In God We Trust". He expressed a dislike for all religions, and he was particularly critical of Christians. Loughner allegedly purchased the 9mm Glock pistol used in the shooting from a Sportsman's Warehouse in Tucson on November 30, 2010. The night before the shooting, at 2:05 a.m. he left a message on a friend's voicemail

neg: Psychology of religion be perfect and omnipotent, and commands people likewise to be perfect. If we, too, achieve perfection, we become one with God. By identifying with God in this way, we compensate for our imperfections and feelings of inferiority. Our ideas about God are important indicators of how we view the world. According to Adler, these ideas have changed over time, as our vision of the world – and our place in it – has changed. Consider this example that Adler offers: the traditional belief that people were placed deliberately on earth as God's ultimate creation is being replaced with the idea

neg: National Sanctity of Human Life Day Collect in the traditional language of is: "O GOD our Creator, we give thanks to thee, who alone hast the power to impart the breath of life as thou dost form each of us in our mother's womb: grant, we pray; that we, whom thou hast made stewards of creation, may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen." The proclamation of National Sanctity of

neg: In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes is VHS/DVD of the Dead Kennedys' first recording session of their EP, "In God We Trust Inc.". It was released in July 2003. The session was filmed in June 1981 by Eric Goodfield for a part of a punk documentary he was making. When the DKs went to master the tape it started to peel and deteriorate, so they had to record it again (that session took place in August and was used for the EP). The tape was in Goodfield's collection until the

neg: In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes DKs asked him if he would release the video as part of their 25th anniversary. It includes live versions of all the songs except "Hyperactive Child", for which no live footage could be found. In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes is VHS/DVD of the Dead Kennedys' first recording session of their EP, "In God We Trust Inc.". It was released in July 2003. The session was filmed in June 1981 by Eric Goodfield for a part of a punk documentary he was making. When the DKs went to master the

neg: Louis d'Elbée the insurgents' victory, many of them planned to avenge their dead and slaughter the Republican prisoners (approx. 400). D'Elbée tried to prevent them, and eventually asked them to recite the Our Father, which they did; then, when they had reached the sentence "And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who have trespassed against us", he interrupted them with the words: "Do not lie to God!". Moved by this reproach, his men turned away, and d'Elbée was able to save the prisoners. This episode has since become known as ""Le Pater d'Elbée"" (d'Elbée's "Pater Noster"). By spring 1793, the

neg: De Vita Beata of the masses ("the most beaten and frequented paths are the most deceptive") since people are "more willing to trust another than to judge for themselves" and "a mistake that has been passed on from hand to hand finally involves us and works our destruction." In a certain sense he identifies Nature with God, which he states several times requires our obedience ("We were born into this kingdom and to obey to God is freedom", and he writes "when you rage against heaven I do not say, 'You are committing sacrilege,' but 'You are wasting your time.'" Seneca presents a

neg: In God We Trust (Stryper album) except where noted Stryper Additional musicians Production In God We Trust (Stryper album) In God We Trust is the fourth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1988. The album achieved Gold record status, selling over half a million copies. Three singles were released including "Always There For You" and "I Believe in You" which both hit the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 71 and No. 88 respectively. The third single "Keep The Fire Burning" did not chart. The album received two GMA Dove Awards for "Hard Music Album" and "Hard Rock Song" for the title

neg: In God We Trust (Stryper album) In God We Trust (Stryper album) In God We Trust is the fourth studio album by Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1988. The album achieved Gold record status, selling over half a million copies. Three singles were released including "Always There For You" and "I Believe in You" which both hit the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 71 and No. 88 respectively. The third single "Keep The Fire Burning" did not chart. The album received two GMA Dove Awards for "Hard Music Album" and "Hard Rock Song" for the title track. All songs written by Michael Sweet

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Brief Statement of Faith sins of the world.
 God raised this Jesus from the dead,
 vindicating his sinless life,
 breaking the power of sin and evil,
 delivering us from death to life eternal. We trust in God,
 whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
 In sovereign love God created the world good
 and makes everyone equally in God’s image
 male and female, of every race and people,
 to live as one community.
 But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator.
 Ignoring God’s commandments,
 we violate the image of God in others and ourselves,