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Responding to complaints from the Religious Right, Congress has passed legislation mandating that the phrase "In God We Trust" be moved from the edge to the back or front of the new presidential dollar coins.
President George W. Bush signed the measure into law Dec. 26. It was tucked into a $555 billion domestic spending bill after having been pushed by U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). Brownback and other Religious Right conservatives have been complaining about the new coins since the series started last year.
Stotts and other motto boosters fail to note that the phrase did not appear on coins until 1864. The motto was stamped on coinage after a Pennsylvania pastor suggested it to the Mint, arguing that the Civil War was a punishment from God.
Originally posted by palehorse23
What a joke. I guess the righties will take any victory than can get nowadays. I can't believe they even made a fuss about this. they are lucky that a bigger deal isn't made of the fact that "In God We Trust" is allowed to be on coins. As we all know, not everyone trusts in God. How can we preach freedom of religion, yet our form of currency is plastered with this slogan. I guess when the elites play a role in what is on currency, you have no choice. Just another example of, if you want to be a part of this country, what WE say goes.
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Originally posted by palehorse23
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What a joke. I guess the righties will take any victory than can get nowadays.
I can't believe they even made a fuss about this.
they are lucky that a bigger deal isn't made of the fact that "In God We Trust" is allowed to be on coins.
As we all know, not everyone trusts in God.
How can we preach freedom of religion, yet our form of currency is plastered with this slogan.
guess when the elites play a role in what is on currency, you have no choice. Just another example of, if you want to be a part of this country, what WE say goes.
Whether you agree or not, you have to at least be open to seeing or hearing other's points of view.
Originally posted by palehorse23
To undo:
How am I stereotyping? I am just presenting the flipside of things. I realize that "God" is generic, but I highly doubt that when the pastor suggested this to be put on coins that he meant anything other than God, the father of Jesus. And as far as this getting stale and old, you should keep reading all of the threads concerning the "God" issue on this site. It seems to be wuite a big topic of discussion.
Unfortunately for the Feds fewer and fewer people seems to believe this