WV Republican lawmakers continue to try to blur line between church and state in public schools

By: Leann Ray

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 1,036

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Last year, the West Virginia Legislature passed a law to require public and charter schools, public colleges and universities to display a “durable poster or framed copy of the United States motto, In God We Trust.”

They used the fact that it’s the United States motto to get it into schools, but their intention was actually to start to blur the line between church and state.

Sen. Mike Azinger, R-Wood, had sponsored the bill …

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