FEDERAL COURT SAYS YOU CAN TRUST IN GOD, BUT OHIOANS CAN'T USE NEW TESTAMENT QUOTE

In Ohio, a federal court has ruled that the state motto is unconstitutional. The motto is this simple statement:

"With God, all things are possible."

Many Americans might wonder how Ohio's motto differs from the U.S. motto, "In God we trust."

Here is the court's reasoning.

The U.S. motto cannot be directly ascribed to the tenets of any particular religious group, sect or denomination. Therefore, it passes muster even though it acknowledges a supreme being.

But, the court said, the Ohio motto is a quote from the New Testament (Matthew 19:26). The New Testament is directly related to Christianity. Ergo, the motto is a statement of Christian belief and promotes salvation. That, said the federal court, goes too far.

Sadly, until the ACLU challenged the motto, most Ohioans probably wouldn't have been able to tell you what it said. It appears in the state seal. But how many of us know the content of our own state seal or what it represents?

Federal judges can deliberate under the inscription "In God we trust." But Ohio cannot officially be associated with the motto "With God, all things are possible."

Here is yet another reason to pray on this National Day of Prayer.