A Congressman credits a grassroots effort that made the difference.
When the $621 million Capitol Visitors Center opened last year, somebody was conspicuously absent at the opening ceremony: God.
Virtually all references to the role that faith in God played in the founding and development of the United States had been scrubbed from displays.
The secular fundamentalists who designed the exhibits even mistakenly said that our national motto is “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of Many, One”) and engraved it on stone, while the actual motto, “In God We Trust,” was nowhere to be found in the 580,000 square feet of the CVC.
While there was plenty of room for mentions of Earth Day, AIDS rallies and casinos, there apparently was no room for God.
But thanks to Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), the Congressional Prayer Caucus, and concerned individuals who voiced their opinion, the oversight has been corrected and visitors to the center now see “In God We Trust” engraved over the entrance.
Rep. Forbes sent a special letter of thanks to Don Wildmon and the American Family Association for the help the AFA provided in correcting this egregious oversight. Individuals’ response to AFA’s Action Alerts on this important matter clearly made a difference, and everyone who comes to the Capitol Visitors Center from this day forward will notice.
Thanks to you, we and our children can enjoy this significant victory in our quest to preserve America’s godly heritage.
(Source: American Family Association)