Should ‘In God We Trust’ be removed from US currency?
My cousin Clara sent me a link to an MSNBC poll: should the motto ‘In God We Trust’ be removed from US currency?
I won’t influence the results here by stating my opinion—but please feel free to click through to have your say.
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I will live to see the day when secularists will try to have all Christian Crosses removed from out cemeteries.
There will come a time when American churches will be advised that Christian Crosses cannot be displayed on top of churches, because the sight of a Christian Cross is offensive to someone.
I am a liberal Christian and have no interest in shoving my Christian views down the throats of non Christians. However, the freedom of religion should mean the freedom to worship and display faith symbols. Gosh, I got carried away.
Yep, but I think the two options offered by the survey are limiting. My question would be; what has God (whatever "version") got to do with a medium of exchange?
On a local tack, I think New Zealand should change it's anthem from "God Defend New Zealand".
In God I Trust!
A law was passed by the 84th United States Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by the President on July 30, 1956. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved a joint resolution declaring In God We Trust the national motto of the United States.[1] The same Congress had required, in the previous year, that the words appear on all currency, as a Cold War measure: "In these days when imperialistic and materialistic Communism seeks to attack and destroy freedom, it is proper" to "remind all of us of this self-evident truth" that "as long as this country trusts in God, it will prevail." [7]
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That is why.Keep it. The separation clause does not prohibit religion or the acknowledgement of faith. It prohibits the endorsement of any particular faith.
I agree with Timothy that the anti-religion arc in the US has been too vocal. There is a local memorial park atop one of the highest hills here in San Diego -- it has a large concrete cross on top of it. There's been a movement to have it removed because it is "offensive", but yet when voting, over 80% of San Diegans said leave it be.
Robin, also agreed. The pollsters should have left it with a simple yes or no: the qualifiers necessarily bias the results a little. I don’t have a firm opinion on our national anthem. Call me a creature of habit but my gut says to leave it, though I have to say I have said on some occasions that I don’t think it’s that energetic compared to the US, France or even Australia.
Pat, good argument there. Beyond the religious argument, since you have passed it in law then it should remain—though as we saw with the gay marriage flap in California, that won’t stop some judges.
Steve, ‘the people have spoken’—80 per cent sure sounds sufficient to me.
Judge Bob, there sure seems to be a lot of attacks on Christianity in the US, at least from what I observe down here.