Justices won't review ‘In God We Trust’ dispute

Washington DC, Nov. 15, 2005 (CNA) - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeals court decision, which states that the inscription "In God We Trust" on a government building in North Carolina does not violate church-state separation.
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The appeals court said Congress first authorized the phrase "In God We Trust" on coins in 1865, and Congress made it the national motto in 1956.

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