Does it bother you that "IN GOD WE TRUST" is printed on all U.S. currency?

Question

If "yes", do you care enough to support and advocate it's removal from all bills and coins?

There are those who say "this is wrong and shouldn't be permitted any longer" and there are those who say "yeah, it's wrong, but it's inconsequential so why put up a fight".

Which are you (or, if neither apply, feel free to explain)?

Answer 1

Interesting question. It's a government document, and religious sayings do not belong on government documents. Think of it like this...how would Christians feel if the saying was "Praise Allah", and every time they looked at it, they saw that simple phrase? It's not the end of the world, but my guess is they, at the very least, wouldn't feel it was appropriate. (And they'd be right. Just as we are.) It's not everyone's beliefs, and a government document has no place saying something that doesn't speak for a large number of it's people. What difference would it really make to believers if "In God We Trust" was taken off? Would it affect their faith? Would they suddenly say "Wow. The bill doesn't say 'In God We Trust' anymore, so I guess I don't trust in God" ? Of course not. It wouldn't affect believers in the LEAST if it was taken off. The only possible reason that believers could have to vehemently insist that it remain on there, is that it's just one more little way to push their beliefs on everyone else. I do think it's wrong, and I do support and advocate it's removal from all bills and currency, but there are also other things that I find to be more important at this moment in time, so I wind up spending more time and effort on those things. Hopefully, if everyone who finds it inappropriate would put in even a little bit of effort to have it removed, then we will succeed.

Answer 2

I am more in the-- "yeah, it's wrong, but it's inconsequential so why put up a fight"

If people want to push to take it off I really would not care and I might even sign a petition for it, but in all honesty it is very low on my list of priorities.

If atheists want to rally around a cause they should demand the removal of amendments in state constitutions that require belief in God to serve in office.

Answer 3

I sometimes wonder if it might be too late.

Most people don't know that "in god we trust" and "under god" are only 50-year-old additions to the American lexicon.

Any person who speaks out against the recent theocratic leanings of our country is labeled a heretic and demonized by hordes of so-called patriots who espouse freedom of religion, but only if it is the christian religion.

I feel the time should come when those of us reasonable thinkers unencumbered by dogma stand together against this abomination of our free American heritage.

At this time, the political climate is such that any non-theist might as well kiss any election hopes goodbye, because the majority of Americans are still subscribers to the christian faith.

If this were put to a vote by the people, it would likely be done on the same day as a presidential election, thereby bringing another religious zealot like Bush to power once more, just like gay marriage did in 2004.

So, YES! I support taking god off money and public school pledges of American allegiance.

Thank You
The Happy Atheist

Answer 4

It means nothing to me one way or the other. It seems to have become a tempest in a teapot for some Christians although I cannot understand why. Jesus certainly made no comments about the fact that Cesar's inscription was on the Roman coin He was asked about rather than Gods.

Answer 5

Doesn't bother me in the least.

The consequences of the phrase to those who don't agree is minimal.

I hear opinions I disagree with daily. I get over it.

The phrase says more about the culture of the founders of the nation than any theological point.

In an open-minded country are cultural practices to be respected only if they belong to a minority?

Answer 6

I do trust in God and think it should be on there. But America isn't even a christian nation anymore. People came over here to worship God freely and now half of the world and More are atheists and murderers and all this other stuff. People need to wake up and see that HE is the way and THE ONLY WAY by which you are saved... COME ON read your Bibles.....

Answer 7

Do you have any idea what it would cost taxpayers to remove those words? Are you willing to pay all the taxes?

I vote to have all the people whom it offends and who want the words removed to offer to pay whatever it takes to get the words removed. If it means that much to you to get the words removed, you would be happy to pay all of the money it will take to do this.
No Christian would have to pay a dime.

Still want it done?
If you do, put YOUR money (not mine) where your mouth is.

If everyone whom it offends got together, wrote a petition, and offered to foot the entire bill to change all of the currency in the USA, well...........

Cool for you. I trust in God whether it is on my money or not.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yeah. Because the only one I trust is me. Certainly not the government. And definitely not some invisible deity whom I've neither seen nor heard from my entire 40 years. I think it was a mistake to have added "In God We Trust" in the first place. It means nothing to me.

Answer 10

Yes its wrong. Might as well say "Micky mouse we trust"

At least Micky is good for kids.

Do I care enough? probably not. My life is to short to do battle with invisible creations of the mind. If give a chance I will sing stuff or vote a certain way...... but other then that I have other stuff to do.