The U.S. Mint has no problem printing "God" on billions of dollars, the Pledge of Allegiance -- including "God" -- is recited daily by millions, and Congress opens each session invoking God.

Just don't plan on getting the deity's name etched into a flag certificate anytime soon. The certificates come with the more than 100,000 flags that are flown over the U.S. Capitol every year that are then sent to people who request them.

The issue of what can go on the certificates was run up the pole by an Ohio lawmaker on Thursday when he demanded that Capitol officials change a policy that resulted in the word "God" being removed from a certificate accompanying a flag.

Rep. Michael Turner urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to review and reverse a rule followed by the Architect of the Capitol that bans the use of religious expressions on flag certificates.

That policy "puts at risk our religious freedoms and heritage," the letter to Pelosi states. That letter is signed by many Republicans, including Chris Cannon, R-Utah.

"The Speaker and the Capitol Architect apparently fear the ACLU more than they fear the Almighty. This preposterous interpretation should be reversed and the Speaker should look to history, rather than the 9th Circuit, for direction on public faith. One Nation Under God does not disappear under the Capitol Dome," Cannon said.

Cannon's office was receiving 25 related e-mails and faxes an hour on Tuesday afternoon, said spokesman Fred Piccolo.

"When does my freedom to believe in God get protectedfi" an excerpt from one read. "Please don't let these people who choose to not believe in God be the only ones that have their rights protected."

Paul Larochelle, the Ohio constituent who brought the issue to his congressman, and his son Andrew had requested a flag flown over the Capitol on Sept. 11. Andrew, 17, was to give the flag to his grandfather after being inducted into the Eagle Scouts, according to The Associated Press.

They asked that the certificate of authenticity accompanying the flag read: "this flag was flown in honor of Marcel Larochelle, my grandfather, for his dedication and love of God, country and family." The Architect's office, citing its own rules, returned the certificate with the word "God" excised.

Under the flag program, begun in 1937, people may request through senators and House members one of the many flags raised and lowered over the Capitol every day. Currently, the Architect of the Capitol fulfills more than 100,000 flag requests from members every year, the AP reported.

Kyle Anderson, spokesman for House Administration Committee chairman Robert Brady, D-Pa., said there was concern that members had received inconsistent responses over the years on the rules governing the contents of certificates.

He told the AP that the committee was being asked to come up with a solution allowing members to send constituents the messages they wished while still providing a certificate of authenticity from the Architect.