Bakersfield still trusts God

In a bold stand for patriotism, trustees of Kern County High School District in Bakersfield voted 4-1 last week to place the national motto “In God We Trust” next to the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, on a poster that appears in classrooms.

The patriotic poster will be displayed in over 2,300 classrooms, and in district boardrooms, libraries, administrative offices, and other rooms. Kern County is the largest high school district in the country.

“We need to promote patriotism and promote it in our schools,” stated Councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan, president of In God We Trust-America, Inc., who encouraged the trustees to put this issue on the agenda. “It’s not political. It’s not religious. American patriotism is love of God and love of country. It’s pride in our country.”

Karen England works for the Capitol Resource Institute in California. Reprinted with permission from CRI.