http://www.lava.net/~hcssc/godlessmoney.htmlAlthough I find this kind of unnecessary, if people are truly bothered by the term "In God We Trust" being on our currency, then by all means cross it out. I think it is an interesting way to be outspoken about what you want changed, and it certainly gets around the population, but I do not think that it will make any change at all- not in the government, not with the people who obtain the bills. In fact, if I have gotten one of these bills I honestly have no idea becuase I generally just hand my bill over to the cashier without examining it; however, if I ever do get one, I think all that would cross my mind would be, "Oh, I read about this in that article for my blog assignment." I do not even know what I believe religiously- I would not consider myself an atheist yet, but if end up an atheist, I hope I would not be offended by having "In God We Trust" on my bills. Frankly, I don't really care, and as for the United States' 30 million atheist citizens- it is unfortunate for them that our country has adopted this, and maybe someday it will change, but I guess I just don't see why it is worth making a big deal about. "In the early 1990s, the Freedom From Religion Committee filed a lawsuit to remove "In God We Trust" from currency and as our national motto, but their case was dismissed by a federal judge on the grounds that "In God We Trust" is not a religious phrase. If "In God We Trust" is not a religious phrase, what is it? Of course the judge did not attempt to justify his absurd claim." I do agree with this part of the article, becuase "God" is without a doubt a religious claim, but I just do not see how spending "Godless money" is going to change anything.
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I, for one, actually do check each and every bill I get; especially after reading this article. I've only come across one such bill, and promptly returned it to the bank as "illegally altered currency"
To rub it in on the atheists even further, I bought a label maker, and put In God We Trust on each and every credit/debit card that I own.
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