Exonerate Yourself :: Did it Occur to anyone to Ask -- What's in a Name?

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Should the motto "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency? * 18356936 responses


Yes. It's a violation of the principle of separation of church and state.
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No. The motto has historical and patriotic significance and does nothing to establish a state religion.
89%


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Has it ever occurred to anyone to ask 'the reason' the symbolic name GOD is so picked on? Did I hear correctly in Sunday School that our Ancient of days Rabbis's made it impossible for anyone to use God the Creator Almighty's name in vain -- by conveniently not passing the name down to others ... it was therefore forgotten. GOD, or other abbreviated names, are pretty much acronyms.

Putting this motto on our various symbols of State is simply to remind us all that forces 'out there' are immensely, much, much greater than us 'down here' and are controlled by GOD out there, while our ability to print money, or to proliferate is about the height of our accomplishment here on the Earth ... I am humbled in that realization.

Get rid of the litigations by making it illegal to redesign, plagiarize or undo, our creeds and motto's.

The First Principle -- In God We Trust

Excerpt from CHRISTINA's God, History and You: You're Only Halfway Home, General

As we approach the end of President Bush's second term in office, I thought it might be interesting to examine our first President's second term in office. Surprisingly, there are similarities.

"The man who, in 1775, upon entering Philadelphia to attend the Second Continental Congress, was met with 500 horsemen. a marching band and companies of foot soldiers - the man who, in a 'poem' written by a Rhode Island representative was called "Virginia's hero" - the man who was twice elected unanimously to the Presidency (not to mention his prior unanimous election as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental army) - became the man who, during his second term as President, was attacked from both foreign and domestic camps and by a critical press for his stand concerning a foreign war, the man who was embroiled in Congressional and public discord over difficult treaty negotiations with England, the man whose own cabinet members turned against him in sabotage and treason.

"Before he finally left office, authors Michael and Jana Novak tell us in their book Washington's God, the formerly beloved father of our country was actually accused of behaving as a monarch.

"(Note: Along these lines, by the way, in May of 1782 [about 7 months after the final major victory at the Battle of Yorktown] it was actually proposed to Washington, by one of his colonels, that he become king of the United States! Washington was horrified. Yet, before all was said and done, he was accused of that very thing which he found so abhorrent.)

"Maybe it's just me, but some of this sounds familiar.. (CHRISTINA, Sep 24, 2008; Excerpts Retrieved HERE.)"