Posted on Aug 5, 2014
Should the words "In God We Trust" be removed from US currency?
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Absolutely not ... Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. It is a part of our heritage and should be left alone. "God' is not limited to one religion, be it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
Contrary to what some libtards want people to believe, there is nothing in the Constitution about separation of church and state. Too many people are working towards establishing the US as having "freedom from religion", when we are guaranteed "freedom of religion", which includes not having any religion, if you so choose.
Contrary to what some libtards want people to believe, there is nothing in the Constitution about separation of church and state. Too many people are working towards establishing the US as having "freedom from religion", when we are guaranteed "freedom of religion", which includes not having any religion, if you so choose.
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The problem with the United States is that our government is slowly trying to remove any reference to God. But it's ironic that whenever tragedy strikes our country everyone starts pleading for God's help. We shouldn't just trust in God when things are bad; we should trust in God even when things are good. Having "In God We Trust" in our currency is just a good reminder of that.
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Why? I don't see a problem with it. What else should we place our trust in instead of God? The government?
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could replacing god with the flying spagehtti mosnter be a valid replacement? if not then it probably shouldnt be there in the first place
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This is settled law. In Aronow v. United States, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled:
"It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise. .."
SCOTUS declined to hear an appeal, a move which is a de facto endorsement of the ruling.
http://openjurist.org/432/f2d/242/aronow-v-united-states
"It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise. .."
SCOTUS declined to hear an appeal, a move which is a de facto endorsement of the ruling.
http://openjurist.org/432/f2d/242/aronow-v-united-states
432 F2d 242 Aronow v. United States | OpenJurist
Raymond D. Battocchi (argued), Robt. V. Zener, Attys., William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., James L. Browning, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.
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Actually, by denying a review that leaves the case a precedent only within the Ninth Circuit, although a 1979 case in the Fifth Circuit reached a similar ruling. OTH, regarding the insertion of "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance was ruled to be a violation of the Establishment Clause in a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court in 2002. In that case, the Supreme Court denied standing to Newdow and effectively overturned the Ninth Circuit on procedural, not substantive grounds.
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Here is another good thread that parallels yours......
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-the-words-in-god-we-trust-inappropriate-to-use
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-the-words-in-god-we-trust-inappropriate-to-use
Are the words "In God We Trust" inappropriate to use? | RallyPoint
The words "In God We Trust" have been used on our currency since 1864 and was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956. Recently Police departments in several states have opted to put this slogan on their patrol cars, citing the numerous times the statement has been held as constitutional by the courts. Some disagree with it's use and express objections to it being used. In the areas where placing it on Patrol cars has...
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It never should have been put on there in the first place.
In God we trust, all others pay cash. And it would help if that cash was actually backed by something other than trust in the FED, or trust in God.
Seriously, money is the root of all evil and Jesus never would have endorsed the money changers.
Some of you need God in your soul more than on our money.
In God we trust, all others pay cash. And it would help if that cash was actually backed by something other than trust in the FED, or trust in God.
Seriously, money is the root of all evil and Jesus never would have endorsed the money changers.
Some of you need God in your soul more than on our money.
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If you mean, put our money back to the way it was before 1952, then yes. God is a private and personal issue for all Americans, not something that should be forced upon all citizens.
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We really need to stop taking God out of everything. Things started going downhill since taking prayer out of school and so on, and so on. What good does it do to remove the phrase from currency anyway? It can't do anything but make things worse.
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PO3 Rachel Christensen
I never meant to imply mass prayer will help academia, only moral fiber in general. back to the original point; does the phrase "In God We Trust" actually cause harm to our society? No it does not. I have a fear of God, I'm allowed to. hence, my suggestion is to not remove the phrase from currency. I didn't really want to get into politics, but since you brought it up, apparently you vote for the party who supports Common Core. If you do a little research, it's a pretty scary curriculum and bound to make American students even worse than they are now. anyway, it's off subject. not here to debate this stuff, or make enemies, just gave input on the originally asked question. Have a good day.
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I could not care less, as it doesn't specify which god. It doesn't say, "In Jesus We Trust" or in "Mohammed We Trust" (yet?), so I don't find it particularly important.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SCPO (Join to see) - "We are a Christian Nation" "Ours is a Christian Movement" "We will allow none among our Ranks who is not a Christian" Adolf Hitler.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CPT L S - Being a Thru and Thru Kraut My People against My People. Yes I'm a Lietz also, Eastern German Jew along with Being a Bavarian "Defender of the Catholic Faith" and Prussian "Birthplace of the Protestant Reformation". We came together in this country under a Common Language "German" which was the Dominant Language in St Louis and Southern Illinois at the time.
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