Atheist shot-down when court rejects bid to remove "In God We Trust".

[Danno 1,228]

ATHEIST ACTIVISTS TRYING TO GET ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ OFF U.S. CURRENCY DEALT MAJOR BLOW

Atheist activists’ crusade to have the words “In God We Trust” removed from U.S. currency was dealt a major blow this week when a U.S. district court dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Treasury Department by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Michael Newdow, a lawyer and emergency room doctor.

Judge Harold Baer, a federal district judge in the Southern District of New York, ruled that the argument that the national motto violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment is unfounded, CBN News reported.

The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative legal organization, submitted a brief to the court defending the motto and calling it ingrained in American history. The organization also noted that the establishment clause isn’t intended to provide the public with a pledge that it will not be exposed to religion or religious symbols.

“The national motto simply echoes the principle found in the Declaration of Independence that our freedoms come from God and not the state,” the organization said.

While the ACLJ was pleased with the end result, Newdow and the Freedom From Religion Foundation most certainly won’t be.

In March, the atheist group announced it was joining 19 other plaintiffs in challenging “In God We Trust.” The challenge was filed on Feb. 1 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

“Our government is prohibited from endorsing one religion over another but also prohibited from endorsing religion over nonreligion,” Dan Barker with the Freedom From Religion Foundation said in a statement. “The placement of a monotheistic ideal on our nation’s currency violates this stricture and is therefore unconstitutional.”

In the initial complaint, the organization said having “In God We Trust” on currency constitutes “proselytizing, discriminatory and a per se establishment of monotheism.” This, they said, is a violation of the establishment clause in the Constitution.

According to the plaintiffs, the choice to put the line on currency was religious in nature. They said they are forcibly exposed to faith and “proselytized” by the U.S. government on a regular basis each and every time they handle money.

Atheist activists have also claimed discrimination because they do not embrace a higher power. The “we” in “In God We Trust” is problematic for them because it doesn’t include their non-theistic worldview.

The judge, however, was not persuaded by these arguments.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/12/atheist-activists-trying-to-get-in-god-we-trust-off-u-s-currency-dealt-major-blow/

[Penny Lane 8,159]

You sure spend a lot of time thinking about atheists even though they're rapidly shriveling in numbers in your world.

[duraaraa 203]

This is another reason not to carry cash, and just use credit cards -- you can replace them if you lose them, you generally get 1% or more cash back, and they don't proselytize you -- in fact, some even let you do your own design!

[Danno 1,228]

This is another reason not to carry cash, and just use credit cards -- you can replace them if you lose them, you generally get 1% or more cash back, and they don't proselytize you -- in fact, some even let you do your own design!

I suggest you also avoid Gov't documents as well..... not to mention the halls of Gov't seems even Congress opens up with a prayer every day.

(Just so ya know)

You sure spend a lot of time thinking about atheists even though they're rapidly shriveling in numbers in your world.

Well you know, it's like my Grand mother used to say..... you can't rest until every ####### roach is dead.

(Just kidding of course)

[RGinWA 816]

I bet God is SUPER HAPPY they put that on the currency, considering all the misery, death and destruction that's caused by it.

There is suppose to be a division of church and state...yet they always seem to get rulings in their favor.

If god is pleased with having that on our currency (With the all seeing masonic eye), my opinion is you're probably praying to the wrong guy. Just saying...

Caligula had his own coins...and that didn't last either.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Major blow?

Edited September 13, 2013 by ready4ONE

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

You sure spend a lot of time thinking about atheists even though they're rapidly shriveling in numbers in your world.

And to the contrary atheist spend a lot of time talking about a god they don't believe in. Both sides need to live and let live

[Jacque67 7,328]

I bet God is SUPER HAPPY they put that on the currency, considering all the misery, death and destruction that's caused by it.

There is suppose to be a division of church and state...yet they always seem to get rulings in their favor.

If god is pleased with having that on our currency (With the all seeing masonic eye), my opinion is you're probably praying to the wrong guy. Just saying...

Caligula had his own coins...and that didn't last either.

I even heard an 11 year old Japanese kid joke about the Masonic eye the other week- I had never noticed it before!

[lostinblue 1,989]

I bet God is SUPER HAPPY they put that on the currency, considering all the misery, death and destruction that's caused by it.

There is suppose to be a division of church and state...yet they always seem to get rulings in their favor.

If god is pleased with having that on our currency (With the all seeing masonic eye), my opinion is you're probably praying to the wrong guy. Just saying...

Caligula had his own coins...and that didn't last either.

Spoken like the true socialist you are

[Penny Lane 8,159]

And to the contrary atheist spend a lot of time talking about a god they don't believe in. Both sides need to live and let live

I'll keep talking about a God I don't believe in until they separate church and state for good.

[RGinWA 816]

Spoken like the true socialist you are

So let me get this straight

Truth = Socialism

Superstition, religion and belief in the unknown = ?

It sure doesn't sound like freedom.

Worshiping money and a gun...that's now that's a true American.

In God we trust....that we've lost our minds.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Was a gun involved?

[Danno 1,228]

I bet God is SUPER HAPPY they put that on the currency, considering all the misery, death and destruction that's caused by it.

There is suppose to be a division of church and state...yet they always seem to get rulings in their favor.

If god is pleased with having that on our currency (With the all seeing masonic eye), my opinion is you're probably praying to the wrong guy. Just saying...

Caligula had his own coins...and that didn't last either.

The statement "in God we trust" is merely a statement of fact about the American people......

.... That the American people (on the whole) do trust in God and Gov't recognizes that our rights come from god as expressed in the Constitution ... both federal and

State.

Do we mis-identify "Muslim countries" because not everyone there is muslim?

Do you also have heart-burn with statements such as "Land of the free, Home of the brave"..... when we know for a fact many people are in jail and there are lots of cowards about?

Edited September 13, 2013 by Danno

[mota bhai 2,675]

Atheists are silly. Nice to see a court b1tch slap them from time to time.

[duraaraa 203]

I suggest you also avoid Gov't documents as well..... not to mention the halls of Gov't seems even Congress opens up with a prayer every day.

(Just so ya know)

Well, they really do need to reshape the guidelines of the relationship between religion and state.

People still actually say that America is the country chosen by God, and the good guys, etc. etc. etc. It's not because they really believe it -- it's about controlling people. If people think that every war America decides to get involved in is because God wants them to, they're a lot more likely to care enough about it to risk their lives and fight. Of course, if you don't want to fight, American can just start a draft and force you to.

The ironic thing? There are countries with official state religions that better separate church and state than the U.S. does.

Edited September 13, 2013 by duraaraa