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Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:44:20 +0000

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By: phil

phil — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:18:06 +0000

That’s be “liberty”, not “liverty” – darn it. What exactly would be a “liverty” anyway?

By: phil

phil — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:17:00 +0000

Unfortunately, even if “under God” were removed from the pledge, 100% of Americans would still not be able to honor it. That may have been the case before the 50′s (though I doubt that’s true, either), but it most certainly is NOT the case now. There are many Americans who are not “allegiant” to either flag OR country, and do not want “liverty and justice for all.”

phil

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:21:28 +0000

Would removing theistic phrases from money or the pledge damage the credibility of religion? What are you afraid of? Do you really need the Fed to enforce religion for you? The federal government SHOULD promote what unites us, not what divides us. 100% of Americans could honor the Pledge of Allegience until Eisenhower added “under god”. Now, a lot of us cannot.

By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:08:38 +0000

I have no doubt that religious organizations requested the phrase be added to the currency. I’m just pointing out the fact that our founding fathers did not, in fact, put the phrase on our currency. As wikipedia explains, it appeared in the national anthem, and then periodically appeared on certain coins temporarily throughout the 19th & 20th centuries, until 1956 when it became required on all coins.

Take care,
Adam

By: KJ

KJ — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:53:01 +0000

Actually Mr. Nash the Knights of Columbus a Catholic organization requested that said phrase be put on US Currency. the phrase was never put on originally but as the request of the KofC the phrase was put in the Pledge of Allegiance as well as on the currency.

By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:10:05 +0000

Hi Jim, It is also worth noting that this phrase did not appear on US coins consistently until 1956. There are individual coins, going back to the Civil War with the phrase, but none before that. Apparently, the founding fathers did not find it necessary to affirm there faith on money until that time, despite the long tradition of faith in the United States. The preferred phrase until then was "E Pluribus Unum", or "Out of Many, One" in Latin. There is more information here on Wikipedia. Thanks for reading. Adam

By: Jim Kelley

Jim Kelley — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:32:57 +0000

Those who keep hoping that “In God We Trust” will be removed from our money would do well to remember that this country was founded based on a strong faith in God by our Founding Fathers and the population of this country.

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Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:49:37 +0000

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Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:56:42 +0000

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By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:56:54 +0000

So, Ray, how much will you bid for one of these mint error coins?

By: Ray Hill

Ray Hill — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:06:09 +0000

And, actually, this brings up an interesting rebuttal to your "tax on dollar bills" argument. At even modest rates, how much do the monotheistic churches of the country owe the federal government for the past 43 years worth of currency-based advertising they've been doing for them? I'm sure that would more than cover the price difference between bills and coins.

By: Ray Hill

Ray Hill — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:05:14 +0000

haha Well, it’s a step in the right direction.