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God's Stamp on D.C.

By David Brody
CBN News

CWNews.com–-Our nation's capitol is full of landmarks, lobbyists and a lot of hot air, but it's also full of this country's Christian heritage.

Dr. Catherine Millard, president and founder of Christian Heritage Tours in D.C., said, "Literally, God's stamp is on this nation's Capitol.”

Millard knows more than anyone how God has been systematically removed from the public square.

It starts at the U.S. Supreme Court. Some of the famous cases include the one in 1962, where prayer in public schools was ruled unconstitutional.

In 1963, Bible reading in public schools was dumped as well.

And in 1980, the court ruled against a Kentucky law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in each public school classroom.

Those three cases are just a small sampling.

"The Supreme Court is essential to showing forth God's glory over this nation," said Millard.

Yet even though God's name is being ruled against at the high court, inside, His laws are clearly displayed. The Ten Commandments are located in a few different places, including above the judges’ courtroom bench.

But Millard says that the Supreme Court handbook has been rewritten, and now refers to those tablets as the Bill of Rights.

"In fact, they have no original documents or evidence to prove this, and the sculptor Adolph A. Weinmen, a very famous American sculptor himself, says it's the Ten Commandments,” said Millard.

Even though God's name in stone is under attack, we still found plenty of evidence of it around Washington.

The starting point is on the mall in Washington, D.C. You look south and you find references to God at the U.S. Capitol. North, you'll find the same at the Lincoln Memorial.

And at the Washington Monument, the references to God and the Bible are numerous.

Our CBN cameras managed to get inside the dark stairway to the Washington Monument. We found almost 200 carved plaques donated by the states.

Many of them showed Scripture verses from the Bible, and others had sayings like "Holiness to the Lord."

On the outside aluminum tip, there's a Latin phrase inscribed that says “Laus Deo,” which means “Praise Be to God.” They actually have a replica of the tip inside.

But the “Praise Be to God” phrase is not visible. It's actually against the wall so it's hard to see.

At the Capitol, our cameras were not allowed in to tape the numerous paintings and inscriptions found inside. But right above the speaker's chair on the house floor, if you look closely you'll see the words "In God We Trust."

Millard asks, "Who is the father and the founder of the American Republic? It's the Almighty God of the Bible -- the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The God of the Founding Fathers of this republic under God."

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