<p>I am an avid secularist when it comes to promoting equality, but Yale is a 300 year old institution with strong traditions. The slogan is part of what Yale has always been, and it isn’t invasive. I doubt that it has given any non-Christian doubts about going to Yale. It’s just like having “in God we trust” on our coins. How many people have felt persecuted by that? Very few. Giving up our motto on the coinage would be giving up part of the American tradition. Also, the slogan and the coinage do not acknowledge a specific God, as both the nation and the university have become more secular, the meaning has changed to a ‘universal god.’ As for the tie to the church, it is more of a ceremonial tie than anything. Again, when is the last time you heard of Yale sponsoring a tent revival? It has become a simple remnant of the past, and what institution denies its past?</p>