Should coins exclude the "In God We Trust"?

Question

I just recently read on Yahoo News about the new dollar coins that had an error and was missing the "In God We Trust" line. How do you feel about these Godless Dollars? Should they include the line or exclude it?

Answer 1

The bigger question is whether God Trusts us.

Answer 2

"In God We Trust" should be included on all public policy, legislation, legal tender, bonds, etc. It's a historically and spiritually significant statement of obligation to higher purpose, standards, and dependency.
This reminder of ultimate obligation and dependency serves as a counterbalance to the human tendency to make injudicious contracts of convenience and expediency. The intent or meaning of "In God We Trust" should be that the works or documents to which it is affixed have been created with utmost care and invested with authority and value ; i.e., it's a good and reliable product that bears this seal.

Ask yourself : "What promotes value" ? High standards of course. What or whom embodies the highest standards ? A supreme being or The Supreme Being. If you want to debate the nature of The Supreme Being or don't like the name God then propose another word that evokes the same universal understanding of ultimate authority and obligatory standards. If you wish to deny that such ultimate standards do or should exist then it will become problematic for us to trust one another in many aspects of social and economic life.

If we don't ascribe to the idea that the works of a government should adhere to a high standard then we surely loose faith in the works of government. Since government is a collective voice and embodiment of the society's values and intent, it's works should reflect our own desire to live to a high standard.

"In God We Trust" should be on all our money. Accept no substitutes.

Answer 3

I don't want it on money whatsover.... not at all.

Not for the reasons you think though. I just happen to think money is the root of all evil and highly doubt GOD allows or used it in heaven. Our capitalist country already worships money enough but don't you think it crosses the line when we put IN GOD WE TRUST on it.

Answer 4

I think and hope leaving it on would suit everyone, even the non-believers, if not for faith in what it says then at least for the history and tradition of what the founding fathers established this nation upon. Can't we all agree on something even if we look at it from different angles?

Answer 5

I dont think it really matters, cuz i dont really need a feces infested coin reminding me that I trust God...My brain can handle it on its own...Also not everyone believes in God...so maybe people would be better off without it...but like i said, im indifferent...

Answer 6

Leave it off. No establishment of religion, like the First Amendment guarantees. It's a mistake that it was ever included in the first place.

Answer 7

It doesn't matter what's printed on the coin. It's still fiat money and has no worth beyond whatever material it's made of.

Answer 8

Damn straight "In God We Trust" should be on our coins. Its what we were founded on. It doesnt state just one god in which we trust but in reference to whoever the hell u believe in so why the need to eliminate it unless ur athiest. Our forefathers and all the dead soldiers from the past wars are probably rolling in their damn graves with all this fuss over eliminating "In God We Trust" in which they fought under our country.

Answer 9

America does have freedom of religion, so you are free to practice your religion (or lack there of). The founding fathers were Christian and incorporated their religion into this country, no one is forcing Christianity on you. If In God We Trust offends you, then use a check.

Answer 10

Include the phrase "In God we trust" It was the standard by which we stood to win our freedom and the declaration of our strength at the inception of our monetary system; And we were united in this belief and it should stand as the precepts of our great nation for time immemorial.