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The Georgia Flag

Since 1956, until two years ago, Georgia had a state flag with the Confederate flag embedded in it. Many people, especially African Americans, found this flag offensive. Therefore the Georgia state legislature created a new flag that shows an emblem and a string of five flags below it, starting with the 13-star US flag, ending with the 50-star US flag, and including a Confederate flag as well. The Confederate flag was still on the Georgia Flag but was much less conspicuous.

But this left many people dissatisfied. So they sought to change the flag again, the second change in two years. The new flag is simpler, consisting of a blue left with an emblem on it, and a red, then a white, then a red stripe, with no Confederate flag on it. I thought, this must be the flag that Georgia should adopt, although I would really like to see a peach on that flag. However, one phrase on the white field of the flag to me makes it unacceptable: "In God We Trust". We already have a problem with this phrase on our currency. It should not be there. It is a violation of separation of church and state, and for the same reason, the Georgia flag should not have that motto on it. To me that is almost as unacceptable as the original Confederate-flag-carrying flag. The new flag of Georgia is OK, but first the phrase "In God We Trust" needs to be stricken out.