IN GOD WE TRUST - Why do you think is written this on the American Dollar?

Question

I guess no other country has such a statement on their currency.

Thanks for your answer and please try to be positive.

Answer 1

The American nation was founded (in part) by the Pilgrim fathers who migrated there to escape religious persection. There is a religious base to the USA. They came to a hostile nation (physically and otherwise) and needed to trust God to survive.

These words are in every USA note of money.

Some other nations honour God in different ways. Papua New Guinea has a hymn as its national anthem. The United Kingdom has its monarch as the head of the church. The Australian parliament opens its sessions with a prayer.

Also on each note is the occult symbol Eye of Loris (eye inside a triangle) and the latin words "New World Order". President Bush senior made reference to these words when he launched the first war against Iraq.

What does it all mean?

I am not sure....

Peter

Answer 2

There was an interesting documentary on this. I believe it was the History channel. It was during the depression and had to do with Roosevelt. Some have referred to the eye on the pyramid as the all seeing eye of God. It would be bad luck to explain otherwise. It is said to be the other side of the original seal and had some relation to the Masons but, I doubt that Roosevelt had intended this. The newer dollar bill was supposed to signify the New Order to help bring us out of a depression. I think there may have been some entangled logic but Roosevelt was more sincere in his religious intent as in Gods Blessing.

Answer 3

Our great country was founded because people sought the right to worship God freely as they pleased. But it wasn't until much later that this was actually put on our money. There are many contraversies as to whether or not it should be there. I like having it there myself but I don't argue if someone else doesn't. There is much history on this if you care to to a search.

I read a story once about a rich man taking his employee & the employee's wife to dinner. The man was walking ahead of the other two and the wife saw him reach down and pick something up. She was curious and while eating dinner she asked him what he had picked up and he answered, a penny. This puzzled the woman and she couldn't help but ask, why, with all your money would you stop to pick up a penny. The rich man replied, Because everytime I pick up a coin It reminds me to keep my trust in God. I repeat the phrase to myself and remind myself that by trusting in him I have always prospered in life.

I loved this story and even though I am not rich financially, I am rich in blessings, so now it has also become a tradition of mine. I pick up every coin I find and always remind myself to trust in God. It is the story I tell to my grandchildren and hope they get the meaning and realise to always trust in God. I do hope it is never taken off our coins if for no other reason that stories like this one can be passed on to our children.

God Bless You.

Answer 4

When this country was founded and settled ,it was for RELIGIOUS freedom .Most all were Christians .
Early government officials believed in God .
It was their belief and legacy to include God and his teachings in laws and glorify his name on coins and currency.
I am an atheist and it doesn`t bother me .
I am just not brainwashed into believing stories from 2000 years ago with no proof to back them up .
I just don`t want them to put me down because i am not gullible
as they are .
I don`t even mind the ten commandment or Christmas trees .
What I do mind is the Money being made from religion and that they don`t pay Taxes .
Have you ever seen a poor televangelist on T.V.
Look at the size of Joel Olsteen`s Lakewood church.

Answer 5

Christian fundamentalists leveraged the political climate in our country to push an agenda that sought a more theocratic flavor to our country. First, with the Coinage Act of April 22, 1864, Congress was convinced to put 'In God We Trust' on coinage (it was not mandatory at this time). Then, in 1955, 'In God We Trust' became mandatory on coinage (based upon the political climate that had mccarthy witch hunts using cold war fears that were linked to 'communistic atheism'). In addition, in 1954 'Under God' was added to the pledge of allegiance -- again leveraging the same political climate.

Answer 6

It has nothing to do with our country being founded on Christianity, because our country wasn't founded on Christianity. The term "In God We Trust" was unconstitutionally added to currency in 1956 to send a message that the US was a "god fearing" nation.

Answer 7

"In God We Trust" was not added to money until 1956, when the Red Scare was beginning. It was added to show the 'Godless' commies of Russia that we were a religious nation. We thought we were showing them up, I guess. "Under God" was not added to the pledge of alliegence until around that time, either.

All and all, it was added for pretty lame reasons. They need to take it off. Not everyone in this Nation believes in the God those two things refer to, or even a God at all. It does not represent what should be a fair, free country. Instead, it makes us look like a Theocracy.

Answer 8

After the Civil War, people in the North and the South still had really bad feelings for each other. Since money was something that both sides used everyday,the government decided to acknowledge God on the money, and remind people to love each other sort of subconsciously.-This is just my take on it. This may not be historically accurate so you may want to research it.

Answer 9

The beginning of our country some 200 years ago, the men in congress were more religious than what we have now. Just look at George Washington, he prayed before battles, and God did protect him, and spared his life more then once, that's why we are called USA and not new Brittan.
These men in congress were proud of God and their new founded country that God wanted for all race.

Answer 10

In God we Trust

Everyone else is subject to scrutiny!

Let's face if, if YOU were on a desert island that was only 20 feet across would you want to be there with a MAN or with GOD!

Who would you feel safer with over a 10 year span!

Oh, the MAN, by the way, looks like Marty Feldman or Meatloaf, not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt!