Lawsuit to remove "In God we Trust" from currency

[VolStudent19]

Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency - Freedom From Religion Foundation

Thoughts?

I think the claim that having the phrase on currency is discriminatory is tenuous at best.

Their claim that every time they handle money they are "proselytizing for a deity they don't believe in" to be fairly ridiculous.

 

[tnmarktx]

I personally find it deplorable. However, I'm sure you'll find most people on here ecstatic, if it was removed.

 

[lawgator1]

Trying to care .... nope, can't do it.

 

[VolStudent19]

Trying to care .... nope, can't do it.

What about the cost of having to reprint all of the US currency?

The difficulty of removing the old bills from circulation?

 

[FLVOL_79]

Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency - Freedom From Religion Foundation

Thoughts?

I think the claim that having the phrase on currency is discriminatory is tenuous at best.

Their claim that every time they handle money they are "proselytizing for a deity they don't believe in" to be fairly ridiculous.

Easy fix..don't use money, move to another country where you're free from religion, or stfu. These situations will always occur and may succeed in a country that panders to every minority.

 

[theutvolunteers]

Good. I don't like it, but don't really care.

 

[myrobbins7]

It's just a piece of paper.

 

[utvolpj]

we don't need to give this admin another reason to print more money

 

[n_huffhines]

Debit card.

 

[VolStudent19]

Currency isn't cheap - I imagine the cost to reprint the bills and remove the phrase would be astronomical.

Source: FRB: How much does it cost to produce currency and coin?

 

[Gramps]

The farther this country strays from God the worse shape it gets in.

Flame away.

 

[Thrasher865]

Currency isn't cheap - I imagine the cost to reprint the bills and remove the phrase would be astronomical.

Source: FRB: How much does it cost to produce currency and coin?

I don't think that's what would happen. It would simply be changed and phased in like any currency change. They couldn't simply demand everyone march all their U.S. currency down to the local mint to be swapped out for new currency.

 

[mtt2d]

Awesomeness.

 

[govols/cc]

Maybe they can print welfare checks & food stamp cards with Obama's face on it.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

They can always convert their dollars to Bitcoin

 

[VolsSportsFan]

From the "that offends me standpoint", I don't care. Removing that from money isn't going to change my faith at all, nor is putting it everywhere.

 

[SaluteToTheHill]

The farther this country strays from God the worse shape it gets in.

Flame away.

I agree completely.

 

[utvolpj]

The farther this country strays from God the worse shape it gets in.

Flame away.

such a powerful guy you'd think he could step in anytime he wants

 

[Gramps]

such a powerful guy you'd think he could step in anytime he wants

He could any second he chose to, however he grants us the free will to either better or screw up our lives, it is our choice. He will step in one day and say it is over and call all his children home. I am glad that I am one of his children.

 

[n_huffhines]

The farther this country strays from God the worse shape it gets in.

Flame away.

How long have we been "straying from God"? It seems to me things get better, not worse. We're wealthier than we've ever been. Freedom for everyone, not just white males. Technology makes our lives comfortable. We're more educated than in the past. Better health care. Etc.

 

[utvolpj]

He could any second he chose to, however he grants us the free will to either better or screw up our lives, it is our choice. He will step in one day and say it is over and call all his children home. I am glad that I am one of his children.

how convenient

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

We get it PJ. You don't believe in God.

 

[govols/cc]

We get it PJ. You don't believe in God.

But he doesn't find money offensive.

 

[Thrasher865]

How long have we been "straying from God"? It seems to me things get better, not worse. We're wealthier than we've ever been. Freedom for everyone, not just white males. Technology makes our lives comfortable. We're more educated than in the past. Better health care. Etc.

When gramps says "worse," what he's really referring to is more premarital sex. I don't think he's really into civil rights or any of that mess.

 

[utvolpj]

We get it PJ. You don't believe in God.

I've never made that claim in my life