22.07.09, CBSNEWS (US). The new visitor center at the U.S. Capitol opened in December 2008, hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and years late. Some congressmen, however, think it's not quite finished. Congress earlier this month passed legislation requiring the words "In God We Trust" as well as the Pledge of Allegiance to be etched into the walls of the cavernous complex, which sits underneath the Capitol building and greets thousands of tourists each day. The Los Angeles Times, however, reports that the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based association of atheists and agnostics, has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the engraving.
23/7/09
Congress Wants "God" in Capitol Visitor Center
22.07.09, CBSNEWS (US). The new visitor center at the U.S. Capitol opened in December 2008, hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and years late. Some congressmen, however, think it's not quite finished. Congress earlier this month passed legislation requiring the words "In God We Trust" as well as the Pledge of Allegiance to be etched into the walls of the cavernous complex, which sits underneath the Capitol building and greets thousands of tourists each day. The Los Angeles Times, however, reports that the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based association of atheists and agnostics, has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the engraving.
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