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Is having "In God We Trust" on money, buildings, etc. constitutional? (search mode)

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#2 No (D)		23 (27.1%)
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Topic: Is having "In God We Trust" on money, buildings, etc. constitutional? (Read 25099 times)

John Dibble
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Re: Is having "In God We Trust" on money, buildings, etc. constitutional?

« on: July 21, 2009, 10:02:45 PM »

Probably not, but I honestly don't feel that passionate about that particular issue. I think the "God" referenced is quite clearly meant to be the Christian one - it's not like there has ever been a time in the US where Christians weren't the supermajority. Though again, there are more important issues to worry about.

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John Dibble
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Re: Is having "In God We Trust" on money, buildings, etc. constitutional?

« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 09:55:24 PM »

Quote from: Supersoulty on September 21, 2009, 11:16:45 AM

The mention of a God on money is not an implicit statement of belief in any one faith or another. It could be referring to Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Native American beliefs, Hinduism, or what have you.

It could, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking it's intended to be any one other than the Christian one, shall we?

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