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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today defended the Architect of the Capitol’s refusal to permit use of the word “God” on official certificates enclosed with flags flown over the U.S. Capitol.

Dayton-area GOP Rep. Michael Turner and more than 100 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi last week after an Eagle Scout in his district asked that a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol be sent to his grandfather with a certificate inscribed with the message: “In honor of my grandfather Marcel Larochelle, and his dedication and love of God, country, and family.”

The boy and his father contacted Turner’s office after noticing the word “God” was left off the certificate included with the flag. Outraged upon learning that the acting Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, won’t allow religious expressions on flag certificates, Turner sent a protest letter to Pelosi.

A little lesson on how this works. You want a flag that was flown over the US Capitol. You order them by contacting a Senator or a Representative. It’s an interesting little side business they have there in DC. You buy the flag THEN they fly it for you. You can also request an inscription for the certificate of authenticity. Your Senator or Representative vets your message to make sure it’s appropriate, then forwards the request to the Architect of The Capitol (Stephen T. Ayers) to complete the procedure.

This is how we are where we are. The AOC has taken it upon himself to decide that the word “God” can’t appear on the certificates. He now has the backing of the House Speaker. This is abject and detestable. For the life of me I can’t understand on what basis they would make this decision.

This is not a separation of church and state (yes, it’s made up, I know) issue. This is a message the CONSTITUANTS THEMSELVES ask for. There is nothing “forced” on anyone here.

Here is what makes this most despicable to me.

Pelosi said the architect’s policy was adopted because “people were asking for statements that not only were religious, beyond using the word God, but political as well.”

What a pathetic liberal cop-out.

First, the very notion that the word “God” should be treated the same as political speech is highly offensive to me. Invoking your faith in God is not political. But we have a bunch of idiots that don’t want to make a decision on what is and what isn’t appropriate so we take the easy route and say, “no God”. This is the same mentality that causes kids to be suspended for bringing plastic butter knives to school with their lunch.

Second, SO FREAKING WHAT?!?!?!?!?? It’s a flag flown over the US CAPITOL BUILDING!!! Is there any place in this country that is more “political”? It’s MY MESSAGE. I’m the one requesting it. Why can’t it say what I want it to say? It’s my flag and my certificate being prepared for me by someone that technically works FOR ME!

I would hope the AOC would take a walk down the street to the National Archives and take a gander at the Bill of Rights. Specifically the First Amendment:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

I don’t go to church every Sunday. I am, however, sick and tired of the attacks on the religious institutions of this country by our government. This may not be the biggest issue in Congress at this time, but it sure as heck is a great place to start reversing this anti-God trend the left seems so proud of.