The Kentucky law requires schools to post 'In God We Trust.' The back of U.S. dollar bills contains the motto. Fayette County schools are meeting the law’s requirements, so what’s the problem?

It's clear that the Lehigh County, Pa., seal was adopted for a religious purpose. It was designed in 1944 by Commissioner Harry D. Hertzog, who later said, “In center of Shield appears the huge cross in canary-yellow signifying Christianity and the God-fearing people which are the foundation and backbone of our County.”

'In God We Trust' is not something conjured up by the founders. It first appeared on coins in the North during the Civil War. It was used sporadically into the 20th century and was not codified as the nation’s official national motto until 1956 during the Red Scare.