State Journal

If God can be written into a mission statement, then God can be written out. That's the thinking of Michigan state school board members, now that Republicans no longer control the panel.

The board is poised to adopt a new statement that removes two references to God, including one thanking "Almighty God for the blessings of freedom." The tone of the statement will "be more attuned to a pluralistic society," said Kathleen Straus, the president of the board.

In Michigan "we have all kinds of people who are not Christian; the statement is not fair to...