'In God We Trust' proposal for Allegheny County Courthouse fails to pass

A proposal to post the U.S. motto "In God We Trust" in county council's chambers failed during a vote Tuesday night.VIDEO: Watch Bob Hazen's reportAllegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald previously pledged to veto the measure. The Democrat official said it attacks diversity, and in a letter released to the media, he said that it may offend those who are "Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, Muslim, Islamic or any other non-theistic group."The effort was approved by council's government reform committee after several members agreed to add Pennsylvania's motto of "Virtue, Liberty and Independence" and another U.S. motto, "E Pluribus Unum," to any display.Congress passed a law mandating "In God We Trust" be on all coins and currency in 1955, a year before it became the nation's official motto.

A proposal to post the U.S. motto "In God We Trust" in county council's chambers failed during a vote Tuesday night.

VIDEO: Watch Bob Hazen's report



Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald previously pledged to veto the measure. The Democrat official said it attacks diversity, and in a letter released to the media, he said that it may offend those who are "Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, Muslim, Islamic or any other non-theistic group."


The effort was approved by council's government reform committee after several members agreed to add Pennsylvania's motto of "Virtue, Liberty and Independence" and another U.S. motto, "E Pluribus Unum," to any display.

Congress passed a law mandating "In God We Trust" be on all coins and currency in 1955, a year before it became the nation's official motto.