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3/13/2013 5:26:42 PM
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Lawsuit to remove "In God We Trust" from currency
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/in-god-we-trust-lawsuit_n_2867227.html]Article[/url]
[quote]The Freedom From Religion Foundation mounted a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department and other government officials this week, claiming that they are discriminating against nonbelievers by including the phrase "In God We Trust" on the nation's currency.
"Our government is prohibited from endorsing one religion over another but also prohibited from endorsing religion over nonreligion. The placement of a monotheistic ideal on our nation's currency violates this stricture and is therefore unconstitutional," FFRF Co-President Dan Barker said in a statement.
Along with 19 other plaintiffs, the FFRF argues in the lawsuit that they "are forced to proselytize -- by an Act of Congress -- for a deity they don't believe in whenever they handle money."[/quote]
I fully agree with this lawsuit. I think that it's pretty clear that printing "In God We Trust" on money violates the idea of separation of church and state. A secular entity should not be spreading the idea of trust in a deity (any deity), especially not through something that everyone has to use.
This idea is not anti-religious. It is the same principle as to why I don't learn about human anatomy in my Shakespeare class. It's not that there's anything wrong with learning about anatomy, that class just isn't the time or place for it. Something printed by the government is not the place to declare that "we" (whoever that refers to) "trust in" a deity, when that is not true in many cases.
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4 Replies[quote]I'm still laughing as all the people who think the U.S. government is in charge of the bills and can change the design on a whim. [/quote] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_we_trust#History]I'm still laughing at the Atheist ass hats that think "In God We Trust" was put on there to endorse Religion.[/url] This is worst than the fools who thing the "Under God" part of the Pledge is an endorsement of Religion. Protip: Neither are and the people making these lawsuits have too much time on their hands.
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I love all the comments that basically say "lol words don't matter. Grow up." :(
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Edited by JohnnyLovesYou: 9/7/2013 12:55:06 AM
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10 RepliesDoes seeing those words on the money really bother them? Just think about, how many times a day do you look carefully at your dollar bills, and how long do you spend thinking about the words on the dollar bill, certainly not as much as the number. I honestly don't see the point in changing it.
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I'm still laughing as all the people who think the U.S. government is in charge of the bills and can change the design on a whim.
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Our money isn't minted by the Government though.
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I am offended by stupididty. Is tere a lawsuit against that?
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34 RepliesIdiots
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1 ReplyHow much time does the pledge of alliegance have left?
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13 RepliesYep. This is exactly how we should keep our court system occupied...
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Edited by risay_117: 9/6/2013 1:57:17 PMWhat is the definition of god? I mean einstein believed in god yet was atheistic to a degree. But that was mostly due to his definition of god. That is being spinozas god.
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1 ReplyCan I make a lawsuit on idiots who just make up stupid lawsuits like this one? I find it hilarious people get offended by some words. They need to grow the hell up.
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The federal reserve isn't apart of the government so separation of church and state is invalid.
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Get over it
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3 RepliesFun fact: The federal government doesn't make their own money here ins America. The federal reserve is separate from the government and functions like an independent bank.
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1 ReplyEdited by Arbiter 739: 9/6/2013 7:55:40 PMThis is not going to work out. Also, we have "freedom OF religion" and so long as one person's rights don't infringe on another's this really isn't a problem. I could further lengthen this post by bringing up the importance of "Moral Anchors", but it's not worth the effort. EDIT: Don't assume things, Capitons Wang. (#not-bumping)
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4 RepliesEdited by Capitons Wang: 9/6/2013 1:35:42 PMShould happen, as well as under god removed from the pledge of allegiance. Separation of government and church, it should be secular. Originally our money had [i]E pluribus unum[/i], One out of many, and it was added around the same time under god was the the pledge, there is no reason for any religious context or idealogy to be present in our government or government tender. [quote]"In God we trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.[1][2][/quote]
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Who gives a shit really.
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Was going to do a long, well thought-out response supporting this action, but decided that my favorite game developer's Internet forum was not the place to do it. Freedom of religion or nonreligion is an extremely important liberty that many in the world do not have, and it should be taken seriously. It is not any government's place to promote or suppress any religious beliefs, or nonreligious as the case may be.
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5 RepliesDo you realize just how much cash is in circulation? What happens to the old bills and coins?
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[quote]but also prohibited from endorsing religion over nonreligion[/quote] False. - Der
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I don't care either way, and neither should any of you. There are bigger fish to fry that some stupid lawsuit over a few meaningless words.
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This has been going on for a very long time now
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Bad necrobump is bad, and you should feel bad.
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11 RepliesYou people are so pathetic. Oh, I'm going to get all pissy over four little words typed on a piece of paper! Stop being a whiny bitch. I couldn't care less wether it was removed or they started printing something like, "In atheism/science we trust".
