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Cartoonist

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2. So we went almost a hundred years without it

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2018, 09:21 AM

Aug 2018

Didn't need it then, don't need it now.

The court should have considered the circumstances in which it was added. Clearly this was compelling religious conformity.

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"In God We Trust" to remain on US currency, appeals court rules [View all] True Dough Aug 2018 OP

That's disappointing, but not unexpected. trotsky Aug 2018 #1

So we went almost a hundred years without it Cartoonist Aug 2018 #2

It's been tried before. It's not going to work, I'm afraid. MineralMan Aug 2018 #3

I still think it being there is government support of religion The Genealogist Aug 2018 #4

But the church needs that currency to roll in to support their operations True Dough Aug 2018 #5

It's not about honoring a deity. Mariana Aug 2018 #6

We've come full circle - the motto is now cited to support other violations of church and state. trotsky Aug 2018 #7

I'd settle for just getting it off all the Sheriff cars in my county. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2018 #8

It's not coercive Lordquinton Aug 2018 #9