2nd Circuit upholds 'In God We Trust' on US currency

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Litigation Staff Counsel Rory Gray regarding Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in Newdow v. United States of America to uphold the use of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” on U.S. currency:

“Americans need not be forced to abandon their religious heritage simply to appease someone’s animosity toward anything that references God. Courts have repeatedly affirmed that the national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ is constitutional and can be used on U.S. currency. The 2nd Circuit rightly reached the same conclusion because this suit was based on a deeply flawed understanding of the First Amendment.”