Utah Man Wants "In God We Trust" Posted In Every Classroom

[matcom]

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SALT LAKE CITY - If Oak Norton gets his way every Utah classroom will soon display a poster bearing a simple, patriotic message: ``In God We Trust.''

It's a sentiment Norton believes all children should feel.

``To me, our country's national survival depends on trusting in God,'' the Highland resident said.

Norton's efforts are supported by other parents and even some teachers and administrators. At Highland Elementary School, where Norton's daughter attends classes, the Parent-Teacher Association president and the school principal both praised Norton's distribution of posters at the end school year.

Highland Principal Reed Hodson wants the signs posted in each classroom next fall and says it won't be an option for teachers.

http://kutv.com/local/local_story_161183309.html

[gollygee]

1. Our country's national survival depends on that?

Wow!

[BarenakedLady]

2. Gah!

I would be livid if they tried that around here.

[jakefrep]

3. Here in Ohio, we've been there, done that....

A local civic organization paid to have the state motto (With God, All Things Are Possible) put up in schools and other public places. I suspect their enthusiasm for doing so would not be so great if the motto didn't contain the word "God".

[Divameow77]

4. What the heck is a morman ringtone?

see the ad at the top.

[skygazer]

5. Oak Norton

You can't make a name like that up.

[Orsino]

33. I think that every classroom should have a poster...

...that reads, "Oak Norton is a dumbass." This is a value we should instill in every student.

[Deep13]

6. Ohio man wants "Trust the Evidence" posted in every church.

That's me, of course.

My own state motto: With planning, effort and resource management, all things are possible.

[Tyler Durden]

7. Michigan Man wants "Bush is a lying, murdering bastard" posted in every classroom.

Why not tell the truth for a change?

[Tyler Durden]

8. It's time we went back to the ORIGINAL MOTTO for this country.

E Pluribus Unum USED to be the Motto. Time to go BACK to it.

[Deep13]

13. WE have an awful lot of pluribus and not much unum! nt

[Fleshdancer]

9. wrap the posters around brand new text books and computers and I'll listen

the priorities of some people really piss me off.

[EstimatedProphet]

10. Well, so long as it's what you think, Norton

That's the important thing after all.

[matcom]

11. WANT TO EMAIL HIM? He has a whole website up!

anyone up for some creative emails?

http://www.oaknorton.com/

[deucemagnet]

12. Wait, you mean there are religious nuts in Utah???

Who'da thunk? :shrug:

[crispini]

14. Snicker.

Of all the places I never want to live, Utah tops the list.

[nickgutierrez]

15. How is that a patriotic message?

:grr:

[datasuspect]

16. what's wrong with god, guns, and guts?

it's what made murka great.

everyone knows the founders were all evangelical pentecostal fundamentalists.

tell it to the marines, pinko.

[genie_weenie]

17. Will they show him smiting Ymir

and crafting the world from his bones and blood. Because that would be cool!!!

I assume we are posting about the *TRUE* God Wotan?

[Adsos Letter]

18. Why should some people be allowed to force other people to trust God?

:shrug:

Or impose any other religious dogma on others. Seems to me that trusting God should be a voluntary thing...reason and logic would suggest it has to be...by very definition, I mean.

:grr:

[Richard Steele]

19. The only thing that really makes me DOUBT G*d is the existence of shitheads like this.

Ironic, no?

[tandot]

20. "patriotic message" ??? WTF??? How is "in God we trust" a patriotic message???

The trust in a God has nothing to do with the love of one's country.

[jilln]

28. Sure it does!

Cuz the same thing is on our money, and this country is all about money!

(being sarcastic - that was what I picked up on too. Crappy journalism!!!)

[idgiehkt]

35. thanks

that's what I thought. A patriotic message would be 'hump the flag RIGHT FUCKING NOW' or something.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. In view of the Lounge thread on old teevee shows

I take a certain measure of pride in saying, "Norton, you are a mental case!"

:)

[Danger Mouse]

22. Communist! I can do better than that.

What we REALLY need in every classroom is a giant statue of Jesus. I mean, if we're going to shove Christianity down children's throats, why hold back? Why not go ALL THE WAY. Heck, we might even want the giant statue of Jesus to fire eyes lasers at any nearby Sodomites or non-Christians. Can turn water into wine after hours for the stressed-out teacher. Can do the whole 'loaves and fish' thing to save on school lunches. Man, I'm really liking this idea!

[Bake]

23. I've never understood the fundies' obsession with public schools.

They pull THEIR kids out and send them to the church school, but they still want to dictate what goes on the walls of public schools. And it's ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS about posting some religious message on the damn walls (well, that and the curriculum ...).

I've never understood their obsession.

Bake

[Maddy McCall]

24. In Mississippi, it's REQUIRED to be posted in every public school classroom.

Not at universities, though.

[usaftmo]

34. Please don't remind me.

I'm stationed here involuntarily. Been here 10 months, and have already requested another assignment.

[Maddy McCall]

36. In Columbus?

[usaftmo]

37. No, Biloxi...

where casinos rule. These gazillion dollar casinos are sucking up money from everywhere, while 50 feet away it looks like Katrina was here yesterday. It's very depressing.

[Maddy McCall]

38. It is depressing.

I've only been down 90 once since the storm. It was terrible. That was almost a year ago.

Has the Hard Rock opened yet?

[usaftmo]

39. No. The Hard Rock will open

the first week of July (forgot which day). Beau Rivage, IP, The Grand, Boomtown, Isle of Capri, and probably 2 or 3 more. Sheesh...
:eyes:

[Telly Savalas]

40. Is "In God We Trust" posted in the casinos?

[Book Lover]

25. California woman wants the Bill of Rights nailed to every crucifix in the state

(nm)

[jmowreader]

26. I'll go along with that...

just so long as it's the MI version of the motto, not the namby-pamby one on the money.

"In God We Trust - All Others are Fair Game."

[helderheid]

27. GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF UTAH PLEASE!!

[denverbill]

29. Form a group called "Idiotic Republicans of UT". Donate posters in their name. n/t

[xmas74]

30. My pastor argued against that yesterday!

He said that a phrase like "In God We Trust" turns God into a benign presence and that we should be ashamed to even mention God in reference to commerce.

Just found this interesting since part of our sermon dealt offhandedly with this yesterday.

[Mojambo]

31. Then I wish him the best of luck in starting his own private school. n/t

[Deja Q]

32. The CEO's boardroom would be a better choice.

Bill Gates showed you don't need to stay in school to make it.

But what the Bible teaches about greed, every CEO needs to remember.