Why is the posting of E Pluribus Unum important?
First, E Pluribus Unum means From Many, One and reflects our Founders’ strong determination to create a single nation from a collection of states. With the passing of time, this motto has also come to represent America’s goal of making one unified nation of people from many different backgrounds, cultures and religious beliefs. Since our founding, our nation has strived for unity while respecting diversity, a challenge we must continue to meet. Posting our original motto will remind our children of this ideal and help them meet this challenge. Second, students should never feel uncomfortable in a public school solely because of their faith or because they have no faith. In God We Trust, a religious statement of faith, is a constant reminder to many non-Christians of their minority status; E Pluribus Unum, an historical statement of unity, reminds those same students that they are indeed included in our country’s heritage. Because a number of students are likely to perceive the posting
