well we can't change it to "in gold we trust" now can we?

What is wrong with tradition? I mean this whole nation was literally built by Christian believers, its ridiculous to the fact that we have athiest and different religious individuals whinning about how America was built on and that it is not right to represent a religion in our currency, I believe that sticking to our Christian nations is the right thing to do, and yes this country is made for freedom of religion but don't expect us to change what we believe in because of your own beliefs.

Well, it's not that it SHOULD remain on American currency... it's more like it doesn't matter whether it's still on there or not.

The only reason why I would prefer it to stay on is because it describes a major part of American History when we showed those Commie bastards that a Capitalist Democracy > Communist Dictatorship.

So I would prefer it to stay on there. Or else the Commies win.

Yes, I don't want it removed. It would cost too much money. ;)

who bothers to read their money?

who think hey im going to buy some bread and milk, but hang on before i pay, i will read the money!

There's nothing wrong with keeping it there. I know our forefathers meant the conventional Christian God but it's not written that way on the currency. In God we trust...any God is implied!

Hey this is a good topic to come up with.

As i can see, there is a bee hive out there to argue "BUZZ_BUZZ_BUZZ" in this one.

first my hearty thanks and congrats to you JC

coming to the point, this is true that we trust in god, atleast in some or the other form.

then, why to hold back the truth?

be daring enough to be grateful to the one who gave you the money to you.

writing te saying above is not completely enough, you must have the inner thanks to the one who gave the money to you in time( after all it is none other than god, who is our father! then what is wrong to hide your feelings?)

Most of the citizens ARE Christian! Duh! And it is tradition way older than any of you so yea keep it.

Although it does say church and state are separate in the constitution, I believe we should keep it on our money even though not everyone is a church goer. It should stay on because it is a big part of our history.

Yes it should, cause of the simple fact that the United States was founded by Christians and denying their religion would be like denying there beliefs.

In God We Trust is a clear violation of the separation of church and state. It is unequivocally an establishment of religion.

However, A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency. [1]

you know what, ..... A lot of the people that don't like the "In God We Trust" thing, sure don't mind printing it over and over and over again. (;

Yes; It's proper grammer; the spelling is all correct. What's the issue here?

X)

As long as it bothers atheist, I'm in favor of it being there. Have you ever met an atheist that didn't play a god? Ironic they always have an answer for everything, like they are all-knowing. It just keeps them in their place and that's good enough for me.

I don't think so. Not everybody in America is so faithful to God anymore, it's as simple as that.

The previous motto was "E pluribus unum", or "Out of many one".

It has a much more inclusive feel to it.

What image/s is found on the currency of the US?

The image of a man!

And so it would seem that the words: "In God We Trust" must be replaced by "In Man We Trust"

No,why should it? The constitution says this is a Religous-Free

country. So why put "In God we trust"???

Not everyone beleives in god so why should we have to

recite it as a pledge and pay our bills with a peice of paper

that too me speaks crap!

Technically no,

1. It wasn't put on there until the 50's

2. The Constitution is pretty clear about where this country is supposed to stand as far as religions go link and since it doesn't say "in god/allah/buddah/krsna/zeus/no one/etc we trust" it would seem to be taking a pretty firm stand on the Judea/Christian side of religion.

3. I don't remember anything in any religious text that would suggest god is a huge fan of money anyway... I mean all the religious people tended to just give it away in those things. So not sure what the point even is.

4. It's just another blatant example of how the religious try to shove their beliefs down everyones' throat, and it's annoying. Doesn't work, buy annoying none the less.

All that said though, I use debit, ironically unless I'm in a strip club, I'm sure that's what god meant for his money to be used for after all ._.

The first ammendment to the constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

"Trusting in God" is by definition respecting the establishment of religion. It is therefore unconstitutional and should be removed.

And to anyone claiming the founders added it, please read a history book. It was added by Congress in 1955, when racial and political fear mongering was at a peak. They had to rally everyone against the evil baby-eating communists, and stamping God on everything didn't seem to hurt.

Of course, since 70% of the population is Christian, adherence to the law will be fudged to suite their preference.

there are 3 reasons why: It would make it harder for new forgers to copy the design. It would save just a bit more on printing the dollar, however if it saved just .0005 of a cent on printing, That would average out to be a lot of money over just 5 years. It would make it look bigger.

NO! This is a free religion country. FREE !

to put IN GOD WE TRUST on the money that I make, would be just as offensive to religious people if we put IN GOD WE DONT TRUST

Separation of church and state should have a major role into this subject

Is the phrases, 'In God we trust', really put there with sincerity? I don't think so, or else there wouldn't be homeless people. Because they would believe in the Word of God which says, ( ST. Luke 6:30) "Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again." Or how about this verse, (ST. Luke 6:38) "Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." If you look at that verse it says, "Shall men give into your bosom?" You must give and not horde it to a class or group of people. Then maybe everyone would be happy. Most of all God.

I think the statement "In God We Trust" is out of date and needs to be updated ASAP. It's just so black and white and old fashioned. Believe it or not, not all Americans are Christians. Yes, it's shocking I know. I think that our currency needs to eliminate that quote. It's not like us non religious people are out to get you Christians, the concept is just getting a little old. More and more people are questioning their religion. Why should something they don't even have faith in be on the money they spend and earn. I say it needs to be taken care of.

It's not really even true for most Americans any more. From what I can see, anyway.