Do you mind if In God We Trust is removed from our money?

I think it's a good idea. We claim to be a nation where there is freedom of religion, and yet we have this on our money? We claim to be a cultural melting pot, and yet we keep this hold over from the Cold War? I think it is an important step in separating being a good nation from being a Christian nation, and as a Christian I think we should be the former and not the latter.

i do mind. that little text on our money signifies that God is still above anything else. removing that is like saying money is more important.

It is what our country was freakin built on, if we remove this from our money, I'm leaving the country. I can't imagine a world where we can't even have "in god we trust" on our money. I mean it's bad enough people now can't say "Merry Christmas!" without being harrased. MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS! There, I said it.

I don't mind really since most governmets don't practice what they preach. Anyway how many people really read what is on their money? And I think that on the one dollar is a symbol of the freemasons. The allseeing eye above the piramid,http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/images/hexseal.gif

It would bother me if it were removed. The phrase "in God We Trust" doesn't have to be a Christian statement. God can stand for goodness, or the good in all of us.

i don't mind. i don't think that it is trying to remove god frm everything, i think it is just removing god from our government, where it he was never supposed to be in the first place. god belongs in churches and pricate homes and christian book stores and youth groups and mission trips andeven street corners with signs if thats what floats your boat, but not in our government and all over our money and our pledge. america is the land of the FREE. free from religious supression and indoctrination. therefore i feel that YES. it should be removed from our money. a lot of people in the united states DON'T trust orbelieve in god, and having that all over our money just portrays the message that sure, you have religious freedom, but the government is all about christianity and no, we won't aknowlegde your god on our money, because he is second class around here. i do hope it gets removed. thats the way it should be here in the land of the free.

I'm not an American, but my boyfriend is, and we have discussed this. God should be in the hearts of the believers, not on the money of those who may not believe. I think removing "In God We Trust" will say a lot about separating religion from State. We can't foist our beliefs on everyone.

It wasn't there to begin with, and should never have been added. Somewhere along the line, someone decided that religion should be integrated into every day life, including government affairs, when this clearly is an infringement on seperation of church and state. The activists that are working to have it removed are simply trying to have it 'restored', back to it's original state, before religion nosed became public instead of private practice as it should be.

I'd rather like to see it not on there personally. I think having "In God We Trust" on the money we use implies that to be American you must be a theist. Which is a little ridiculous for a country that claims to offer religious freedom. There's no way to make such a statement politically correct. For example, I'm polytheistic, so saying "In God We Trust" makes me think, which God? And why God and not Goddess? And what about those people who don't beleive in any Gods at all? What does it say to them when they see "In God We Trust?" Do you they feel that they aren't part of that "we" because they don't trust in a God? I just don't see the need for religious references on our money. It doesn't make any sense to me to put it there at all.

I am not an American. But let me say that if America removes God from all possible spheres of their lives America will no longer be the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. America will disintegrate. Her economy will collapse. The family institution will be destroyed and her civilisation will lie in ruin. America is what America is now because of what their forefathers had done in building a strong cornerstone for the nation to rise, a nation established on the principle God...

Well, first off, let's consult the amendment which most affects this situation: "Congress shall make no law respecting any establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." Now, technically, I could go either way on this; I wouldn't care if it was taken off or kept on, really. First of all, I don't know if there's a law dictating what goes on currency. I don't think there is, and if so, I'd be perfectly fine with having it on there. Even though I'm not a Christian, it's still no skin off my back. The only thing on a dollar that I care about is the dollar amount. Also, as long as there's no law or greatly enforced regulation stating that 'In God We Trust' has to be on the dollar, I don't see how it's violating the first amendment. The first amendment clearly talks about laws made about religion, not about what religious icons or phrases show up on currency or government property. That said, if it isn't broke, why fix it?

I didn't know that there's someone lobbying to remove this! I don't know it's kind of been there since ever and I guess no one is making an issue of it, but if many people will try to remove it I think they can as it's not a religious country.. anyway even if it was removed, the old bills will still be in circulation for decades to come.

I'm not an american, so i didn't even know it was on american money until i read this discussion. If it was on my money, i'd be seriously angry about it. it's clearly a christian statement, although somepeople from other religions might feel comfortable interpreting it how they'd like, its still obviously first off a reference to the christian god. in america, church and state are supposed to be seperate, right?! so what is america doing with something like that on its money? There are many many people from non-christian religons, and atheists in america...but that statement on the money refferinbg to the people of america is like, seems like its rudely assuming all americans to be christians. I think it should be gotten rid of immediately.

No, I don't mind at all either way really. I do think that it's a little silly for it to be one their if not everyone believes in a god of some kind. The reason being, since it's a statement on something that's national in nature, it excludes some people who are members of the nation. That potentially makes certain individuals feel as though they must not be patriotic (even though there is supposed to be a seperation of church and state). However, for me personally, I don't care what the money says on it, as long as I'll still have the ability to exchange it for things like food and diapers for the kids. lol.

Doesn't bother me--it's only been there for about 50 years, so it's not like it would be flying in the face of deeply rooted history or tradition. "In God We Trust" was added to the currency during the Cold-War and anti-communist McCarthy era. Surely we as a country are a little more accepting, now? I don't see it as "trying to remove God from everything." Trying to remove God from everything would be groups shutting down churches and forcing you to stop praying. No one is doing that. No one is trying to take God away from you. As far as I can see, there is nothing wrong with money being separate from religion.

I want it removed. The name of god on money is inappropraite. I believe in the separation of church and state. This is not a christian country, but because the prdominant numbers of christians, the entire populace has to accept christian symbolism attached to many public or civic things, which christians fail to understnad is unpleasant for the rest of us. I revere the divine and do not revere money so i think is is a desecration to the holy to be printed like some superstitious charm on our cash. Again, it seems like christians imagine everything should ahve a crucifux or fish plastered on it. It gives me the creeps.