Over the last few years there have been a number of attacks on our nation’s national motto: In God We Trust. Recently I had Representative Randy Forbes on my program to talk about these attacks and the victories that often we haven’t heard about on most of the mainstream media.

A few years ago, a bureaucrat at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs attempted to ban the flag folding recitations at military funerals. This phrase was considered inappropriate and unconstitutional: “May God grant you grace, mercy and peace.” A funeral home was told by government officials that it could not inform the families that they have the option of requesting prayer in the military services performed by veterans’ honor details.

The U.S. Mint attempted to remove the inscription “In God We Trust” from the front of the new Presidential dollar. The traditional inscriptions of “E Pluribus Unum” and “In God We Trust” were moved to the edge of the coins.

The Architect of the Capitol refused a teenager’s request that a certificate noting his grandfather’s love of God, country and family” accompany a souvenir flag that had been flown over the building. This seventeen-year-old Eagle Scout was told that the word “God” could not be put on the certificate because it violated a policy banning religious and political expression on the certificates.

Fortunately, in each of these cases, the policies were changed. Representative Forbes even commented that it was good that people on the radio were hearing about these victories because they are rarely reported in the media. He went on to mention another victory.

Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld the constitutionality of the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. There have been at least three failed attempts to challenge “under God” in the Pledge. There are sure to be additional challenges, but for now phrases like: “one nation under God” and “In God We Trust” appear secure.