Is having "in god we trust" on U.S. currency unconstitutional?

Question

Be serious, and also, be fair with your response.

"Now what makes you think that ?" Well, freedom of religion. Is it really fair to have "in God we trust" on currency in a country that offers religious freedom? What about the buddhist and muslims and all the other religions? Is it fair to them? I mean, it makes more sense to me to have the currency in a neutral state rather than professing the beliefs of one certain group.

Answer 1

it should be separation of church & state

Answer 2

The people that wrote the constitution are the ones that put that there. So you are saying or asking what? Are you the author or are you questioning the authors? How could it be when they wrote it? Duh?
And leave God alone please he did not do anything to you.
Besides don't people have better to do than to pick things apart constantly?
Such trifling nonsense, read www.history.com and find out why?
Then find a better question that makes sense please? Yes Jefferson said separation between Church and State, and said he did not or any other person have to reveal their religious beliefs. But that is because of the conflicts between the Catholics, and Protestants, and Lutherans, (the Christians, and he thought they were all ignorant because they were fighting over semantics, and they all believed in Jesus, and were misconstruing the words to fit their own dilluted theories to make a personal God for themselves. Part of man's competitive nature to be the king of the mountain? But regardless of when it was put on there is was the founding fathers wishes. and if you look further than some of these narrow minded folks that have answered you about 1864, and how it was in their little books because they have no access to the truth. All of those designs date to Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and John Hamilton, George Washington and it was a sybollic belief in a wish and a prayer that when we use the tool of money that In God We Trust that we are doing the right thing because it is a tool, and a weapon! Obviously, capitalism today has forgot to wish that we are not using it as a weapon to be the aggressor like days of old when we worshipped gold and killed for it? That is why it is on there? And the Atheist that changed that at one time we destroyed all of the paper money he made while president. look it up!

Answer 3

Why should we change it now after 200 years? God is the same yesterday, today and forever. There isn't a reason to change the money, with the exception of the fact that the minority doesn't like In God We Trust for everyone to see. The 86% of the majority in the US should be able to keep it as it.

Without being disrespectful, non-believing folks can't have all the crosses removed because they find it distasteful. They can merely turn their heads. They want to tare apart everything this country ever stood for, including taking out portions of speeches that have been made by history making individuals because they said God within that speech somewhere.

Lets just get real. Since God has been excommunicated so much from everything, this nation is falling apart little by little. In the beginning of our nation, when the name of our creator was revered, we were strong and there wasn't a country that could match us. Now we are weak from the top down and it shows. It begins with the removal of God, and ends with not only the ruination of this country, but the people as well. It shows in every persons attitude from the way they are with family to how they react in the workplace and within government.

I'm serious and I also feel that I'm being more than fair. When we remove God, we remove hope. So, would people also find HOPE as being unconstitutional?

Answer 4

Is it unconstitutional? Absolutely not. Whether anyone believes it should be there or not is really irrelevant, because the particular issue isn't addressed in the constitution. What was actually said in the constitution concerning the separation of church and state was the following: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." So in the constitution it doesn't actually say that religion won't be a part of this country's foundation, but that we won't make any laws about establishing any religion or the freedom to exercise it. With that in mind, I don't believe that it is unconsitutional or necessary to change. The entire concept of separation of church and state has been taken so far out of the original context that it is hardly recognizable in the actual text. The idea wasn't to completely disregard religion, rather it was to avoid having a national church (like the Church of England). The founders fathers, in my opinion, never intended to have a completely secular state--just one that allowed to people to worship as they choosed and to avoid having that mandated by the government. The first admendment really serves to protect religion from government, not government from religion.

Answer 5

To answer this question,you need to remember your United States history. (1)This country was settled by immigrants of 2 or 3 different religions.Each of who's ultimate being is called God.Our government was set up by these people (men).Our Constitution,our Preamble,our Creed,and our Bill of rights.These were all drafted by these electees and appointees(Congressmen and Senators).For our 1st 200 years the slogan" In God WE Trust,has been printed on an untold number of government documents.I think that in my opinion one reason for the United States saying in God We Trust is appropiate.As history reveals man cannot be trusted.Religon is a personal thing an individual chosing..Our government is set up as We the People,by the People for the people.So in fairness questions such as yours should be put to a vote.In a voting society the majority rules,and the majority is 1 more than half.At first in the U.S.most laws were legislated within the rules of religion. We are guarenteed our freedom of religon.These times we have policies allowing people from all nations to immigrate into the United States,Asking only that these people of many many different nationalties,pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and for what the flag stands.To be governed by the people for the people

Answer 6

No.

The 1st Amendment states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...

That is all that the constitution says about religeon. The "separation of church and state" comes from a supreme court ruling, not the constitution.

"God" is a general term for a supreme being. It is not a specifically Christian or Judeo-Christian word. The message itself does not say anything to the effect of: you must believe in God as we tell you to believe it. It also does not say anything to the effect of: you must believe in God to be an American. Therefor, because it does not establish a national religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof (or lack of exercise in the case of an atheist), it is not unconstitutional.

Section 8 of the Constitution states: "The Congress shall have Power To... To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures..."

Note that it says "coin" and not "print". The framers didn't believe in money which had no intrinsic value. That's why American coins were originally made of valuable materials such as gold and silver.

In 1913, when the congress adopted (it was never properly ratified) the 16th amendment (income tax) it also turned the power of money over to the Federal Reserve, which is a private corporation, which loans money to the United States and is no more "federal" than Federal Express. It also holds nothing in reserve for the federal government. It was allowed to do this under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which was passed on 23 Dec. when the majority of the congress was away on Christmas break.

A better question might have been, "Is having Federal Reserve Note" on U.S. currency unconstitutional?

The answer to that would have been, yes.

Read a book called, "The Creature From Jeckyl Island" to get a full understanding of the value of American money. If you aren't interested in reading, go to Google video and watch a movie called "America: Freedom to Fascism". It also gives an accounting of the scam.

Answer 7

A hundred years ago and before then in the English-speaking world, the word "God" had only a single meaning. It meant the concept of "God" developed by the Judaic-Christian tradition.

Since then we have learned much more. We are no longer ignorant of the reality that there are many different concepts of "God". The Hindus say there are ten thousand Gods. The Christians are atheists with regard to 9,999 of them. The atheists reject one more and say there are none.

Questions about "God" can only divide people and stir up passions. Thy cannot be resolved by evidence. The best solution to this problem is to just leave the word "God" out.

And guess what, that is exactly what the founders did, in their wisdom, when they compiled the US Constitution.

The highest authority in America is not the God of any segment of the population. The highest authority is WE THE PEOPLE.

If anything is to appear on our currency, it should be IN THE PEOPLE WE TRUST. And THAT, not the God-talk, would be fully in keeping with the US Constitution.

Answer 8

In 1996, the Supreme Court ruled that having the "in god we trust" on US Currency was not unconstitutional.

As for me, I don't care what is printed or stamped on the money. If someone feels that offended by it, they can use debit cards and checks for most anything these days.

Edit after your comment: What about the founding fathers that created our country and those who established a common currency for the states? They were almost, if not, exclusively Christian. The constitution as well as most of our laws are based on Christian values. The "in god we trust" continues to show that heritage, but as far as I am concerned all religions are based on a "god" figure and they can insert their specific choice of "god" into the statement. As for atheists, the ones who usually complain the most about this, well, they can just deal. LOL

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
http://joshuakane.diaryland.com/older.html
http://samvak.tripod.com/pp105.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060727-12.html

From its earliest days, the United States has been a Nation of faith. During the War of 1812, as the morning light revealed that the battle torn American flag still flew above Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key penned, "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust!'" His poem became our National Anthem, reminding generations of Americans to "Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation." On July 30, 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the law officially establishing "In God We Trust" as our national motto.

Answer 10

Now what makes you think that ? Well it was not Buddhist, or Muslim that founded this country ! I am not a religious person, but I do not have a problem with it either ! I think there is enough bullsh*t going on in this country as it is, So lets leave the currency alone !

Answer 11

This is what we built our country on GOD and our freedom to have this so you tell me if we didn't have this in the begining of the 1600's what do you think our country would be right now? I think it be like every other third world country with nothing and no one would have the values of wanting more and doing it-building and prospering!