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In God We Trust

Hell, I'll go along with it, but I think that the original intention was to put In Gold We Trust on our money. :)
 
As an atheist, I agree with the idea; however, defacing US currency is technically a crime.
 
Philosophically, "In God We Trust" on money is wrong, but as supercorgi pointed out, so is defacing the money.

I can't go with along with a "two wrongs make a right" unless the severity of the first wrong grossly outweighs the second, i.e. civil disobedience. I don't really think that is the situation in this case. There are more constructive and productive approaches one could take.
 
I agree so whole-heartedly with the idea, that I think everyone should send me all their American currency so I can black out the offending words.

I'll also relieve you of any offensive emeralds, rubies, diamonds, or stacks of gold bars you want out of your life. And offensive property deeds and stock certificates. Consider me a friendly recycling bin for all your worthless valuables.
 
As an act of civil disobedience you should probably inform the Treasury department of what you are doing.
 
Upchurch said:
Philosophically, "In God We Trust" on money is wrong, but as supercorgi pointed out, so is defacing the money.

I can't go with along with a "two wrongs make a right" unless the severity of the first wrong grossly outweighs the second, i.e. civil disobedience. I don't really think that is the situation in this case. There are more constructive and productive approaches one could take.
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I just kinda cross my eyes and imagine it says "In Dog We Trust", and heck I trust lots of dogs ...

Charlie (foow foow) Monoxide
 
supercorgi said:
As an atheist, I agree with the idea; however, defacing US currency is technically a crime.
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Even just something that's legally a meaningless decoration that has 100% nothing to do with the currency per se? You're not defacing it for the purpose of making it worthless. IIRC, some similar argument allows for the legal crushing of coins in those coin squishing machines kids use at old-tyme nickleodeons.
 
Beerina said:
Even just something that's legally a meaningless decoration that has 100% nothing to do with the currency per se? You're not defacing it for the purpose of making it worthless. IIRC, some similar argument allows for the legal crushing of coins in those coin squishing machines kids use at old-tyme nickleodeons.
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I was thinking the same. The currency is still usable.

The ACLU represented a gentleman from New Hampshire who kept getting citations (and actually went to jail) for covering up the state motto "live free or die" on his license plate. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor, saying that his actions represented symbolic speech protected by the 1st Amendment. Could crossing out "In God We Trust" on money be considered similarly?

A link to the story if anyone is interested: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=4406
 
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, but be sure to put my name on it!"
-God
from The Letters of St. George Washington to the Bostonians
 
Really, who cares?

Unless the US government changes it, must you guys bend yourselves over backwards to show your dis-belief in God?

I'd take atheists more seriously if they could get their message through without resorting to childish pranks.

Seriously.
 
Azure said:
Unless the US government changes it, must you guys bend yourselves over backwards to show your dis-belief in God?
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It's not about showing a disbelief in God. It's about objecting to the blurring of the lines between church and state that the presence of "In God We Trust" on our currency represents. I don't have to be an atheist to find that strange and inappropriate.
 
Katana said:
It's not about showing a disbelief in God. It's about objecting to the blurring of the lines between church and state that the presence of "In God We Trust" on our currency represents. I don't have to be an atheist to find that strange and inappropriate.
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And how exactly are their lives ruined by having those 4 words on the US' currency?

You have to be arrogant to resort to such actions.
 
Azure said:
And how exactly are their lives ruined by having those 4 words on the US' currency?

You have to be arrogant to resort to such actions.
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So, lives have to be ruined in order to justify stopping something?

Will having "Azure smells like cheap macaroni-and-cheese" on the currency ruin any lives?

How many idiocies can be perpetrated on the justification that it doesn't "ruin any lives"?
 
Azure said:
And how exactly are their lives ruined by having those 4 words on the US' currency?

You have to be arrogant to resort to such actions.
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If I were a evil genius like Karl Rove, I'd find a way to get some supporters to donate a couple of ten million to any campaign wanting to raise the issue again.


Now is the perfect time.


:)
 
TragicMonkey said:
So, lives have to be ruined in order to justify stopping something?

Will having "Azure smells like cheap macaroni-and-cheese" on the currency ruin any lives?

How many idiocies can be perpetrated on the justification that it doesn't "ruin any lives"?
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I agree.

When you suggest that people feel that their lives are being ruined by a phrase on money despite none of them having done so, it makes those people's arguments sound rather petty. Nice tactic.

Lives aren't being ruined, but why does that make the defense of a principle that our government is supposed to adhere any less valid?
 
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