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• Legal scholars likewise claimed there was nothing to fear in these changes, arguing that the adoption of phrases and mottos such as “one nation under God” and “In God We Trust” did not impact America’s commitment to the separation of church and state.
• THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. Eisenhower was much more than a political ceremony. It was, in many ways, a religious consecration.
• he promised that the coming campaign would be a “great crusade for freedom.”
• Eisenhower met often with Reverend Billy Graham, his close friend, to receive spiritual guidance and recommendations for passages of Scripture to use in his speeches.
• Reflecting on the returns, Eisenhower saw nothing less than a mandate for a national religious revival. “I think one of the reasons I was elected was to help lead this country spiritually,” he confided to Graham. “We need a spiritual renewal.”