2006-09-28 10:29:35 · 10 answers · asked by psychomomof5girls 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
It is organized religion that is separate from the state. As another answerer noted we cannot establish any organized church as a state institution. The last I knew all Christians and Jews believed in God. The only ones who don't are the atheists and agnostics. They are trying hard to remove anything that smacks of religion from our country. This is supposed to be a democracy where the majority rules but we will respect those with a different opinion - as long as they don't try to kill us.
Most people do trust in God - they just worship him and honor him in different fashions.
2006-09-28 10:40:42 · answer #1 · answered by Faith White 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We call USA a christian nation[religious freedom incl. all faiths}so IN GOD WE TRUST. Separation of church basically means, we don't pay taxes to any church making the church an independent institution.
2006-09-28 17:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by longroad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because during the Civil War, Christians wanted Christianity to be the official religion of the USA. Not wanting the religion issue to disract from the Civil War, Lincoln compromised and agreed to have "in God We Trust" on the money as long as Christians dropped the official religion platform.
2006-09-28 17:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by adphllps 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are not required to ''follow the money'' in the U.S. Put another way, the phrase is a kind of prayer. There is no state religion, and in theory, the government is not based on relgious tradition. Nor is the law, per se.
2006-09-28 17:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by Coffeyvillian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SFAIK there is no "separation of church and state" clause in the US constitution. However there is one about not establishing one state religion and the state not being able to stop people from freely expressing their religions
2006-09-28 17:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very interesting that Franklin D Roosevelt objected to putting the phrase "In God we trust" on our money not because he had any objection to God, but because he believed printing the name of the Holy God on something so unholy was wrong.
2006-09-28 17:32:10 · answer #6 · answered by seantherunner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we do trust in God, and that saying on there was only put there to anger the atheist communists.
2006-09-28 17:32:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent dude... I think you need to go on a Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure back in time to solve this one :)
2006-09-28 17:37:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this really the biggest issue we have to deal with?????? Please, so it says In God we trust--do you sit around all day worrying about this?
2006-09-28 17:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by Tracy S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In God we trust!
All other's pay cash! DEE,DEE,DEE
2006-09-28 17:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by obanlassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋