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Monday, December 3, 2018

"Does ‘In God We Trust’ belong in schools? More and more states say yes."




Link to article from the Washington Post:


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/does-in-god-we-trust-belong-in-schools-more-and-more-states-say-yes/2018/12/01/d846f870-e863-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e1feccf351ff



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