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By Austin Cline, About.com Guide to Atheism since 1998

Daily Poll: Do You Approve of the Phrase 'In God We Trust'?

Wednesday September 6, 2006
The national motto, inscribed on all American coins and bills, is 'In God We Trust.' This was added during the 1950s in order to pump up opposition to godless communism. Many people defend it, arguing that we need to trust in God in order to survive. Others argue that it violates the separation of church and state.

 

Religion in Public Schools:

 

Pledge of Allegiance, Under Gods:

Comments

September 20, 2006 at 4:16 pm
(1) tyciol says:

So many votes, so few (0) explanations of them!

Basically, anyone who doesn’t select No, or ‘don’t care’, is wrong. As for don’t care, I respect your apathy, but pretty soon they’ll have you swearing on bibles man, unite!

August 20, 2008 at 2:23 pm
(2) Gary L Dice says:

Dear NBC,
I believe IN GOD WE TRUST SHOULD TO BE PRINTED ON EVER BUILDING IN EVER CITY IN THE
USA.Yes I believe that our money should have
IN GOD WE TRUST ON ALL OF IT.God ownes it all”
we are here just to use it”

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