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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The 'In God We Trust' nationalist motto is acceptable to beryllium displayed successful the Fresno County Board of Supervisors chambers pursuing a bulk vote.
Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld was the 1 who initially projected the item, which passed 4 to 1 during the board's gathering connected Tuesday.
The point was met with enactment from immoderate constituents, but besides opposition; those opposing the motion stated that it would not beryllium inclusive to Fresno citizens and would adjacent "marginalize members of the community" with antithetic beliefs.
"Our state was not founded arsenic a theocracy. Please bash not unit your beliefs connected us," said Amanda. "I personally bash not deliberation that my taxation dollars should spell to backing thing that I myself bash not judge successful and different members of this assemblage bash not judge in."
Those agreeing with the point stated the motion would not divide, but alternatively unify, portion "supporting each faiths."
Others, specified arsenic Reverend Simon Biasell-Moshrefi, a pastor from the Big Red Church connected Van Ness Boulevard, stated that "In God We Trust" is not conscionable a motto, but a signifier - helium suggested displaying the motion successful beforehand of the committee members alternatively of down them.
"I would promote the region taking connected trusting successful God, but arsenic the practice, not arsenic a motto," helium said. "If it is that important to person this motto displayed, possibly you person it successful beforehand of each of you. So that each clip you beryllium successful that chair, you are reminded that you enactment your spot successful God, not spot successful wealth oregon powerfulness oregon force."
That proposition was followed, and 2 signs displaying the nationalist motto were approved. They volition beryllium displayed connected some sides of the chamber.
