If so why? I am not. So I would like to know why some are. I am posting in both sections Government and Religion for a broader sample.
2007-07-31 00:27:20 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, but if folks are, stop using it - send that terrible money to me!
2007-07-31 00:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by Marvelissa VT 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Not offended, just ashamed at how dumb Americans can be when we are scared. We surrendered most of our rights and our national reputation in response to 9/11; we abandoned the first amendment and put a government endorsement on religion in response to the Red Scare of the 1950s.
2007-07-31 07:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
because christianity isn't the only religion in this country. If Ib worship Allah, Budda or Jehovah wold that be appropriate if we are trully one nation. It shows favoritism and while we are at it how come we can't have no black people on the currency. Washington is on the dollar and the quarter. Lincoln is on the $5 bill and the penny.
2007-07-31 07:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by King Midas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not "offended" by it, but I certainly don't agree with it. My primary reason is that I find it puzzling why a country that guarantees it's citizens the right to a freedom of religion is so insistant on putting god everywhere. It's on our money, it's on our buildings, in our courts, in our Pledge. It just doesn't belong. This is not a Christian nation and the sooner people realize that, the better. Yes, the majority of this country's population claim to be Christian, but our very first guaranteed right, given to us by our founding fathers, is a promise that no one here will EVER be forced to believe something against their will or be persecuted because of their believes, no matter what they are. So why is one religion trying to monopolize our entire way of life here?
2007-07-31 07:35:38 · answer #4 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
While I am not offended, I do strongly resent having my government shove that superstition at its populace -- it's both baseless and hypocritical. As such, I've taken to blackening it out with a permanent marker on the bills I get. The Supreme Court prefers to decline debating this issue and no Representative will sponsor a bill to correct the mistake, so my marker serves as a silent protest to their refusal to act. I consider it my line-item veto. If more people do it, the government will be forced to pay attention.
2007-07-31 07:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by wise czar's soul 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not exactly offended, but annoyed. Having that phrase on our money is a complete disregard for separation of church and state. American citizens have freedom of religion and freedom FROM religion. Not every American citizen believes in God, so why should such a statement be on American money?
2007-07-31 08:47:45 · answer #6 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not American but I think I would prefer something like our money in Australia. For example notes are different colours and our $10 note has poetry on it by Banjo Paterson. There is no mention of god anywhere on our money but our coins still have the official head of state (QEII) on the heads, and the monarchs of England consider themselves to have been divinely appointed to that reign.
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2007-07-31 07:37:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, but I'm not found of "One Nation Under God" in the Pledge as our behaviors in life tend to make a bad link with God.
2007-07-31 07:44:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm not offended by it, even though I am far from religious. Just like the "one nation under God" line in the pledge of allegiance . . . to me it's more of a tradition than a statement of belief. Plus, with all the really big issues out there (world peace, hunger, poverty, AIDS) we all have much more important things to do than quibble about a few random words here and there.
2007-07-31 07:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am offended by a nation that is built on genocide and professes to trust God to bless its actions. I am not proud to be an American. I would rather be a hermit in the woods than to honor such works. Don't you dare point your finger at me after the abuses I have suffered as an American Child of this government. I am no longer a child and I will live as my ancestors did. I don't need anymore help such as you claim to give. My enemies are at least expected to treat me as you have done.
2007-07-31 07:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by midnite rainbow 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Do not care for it. As long as I can use it that is all that matters. If they change it in the future and remove in god we trust then it still would not be a problem for me; although they should remove it.
2007-07-31 07:44:44 · answer #11 · answered by independant_009 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋