In god We Trust MS-NBC poll

Please participate in this poll. When I did  there were only 11% in favor of taking "In god We Trust" off of our money.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10103521/

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Permalink Reply by Ian on February 15, 2010 at 7:32pm
It claims 18 million people have voted and we are stuck at 11% sane versus, well, you get the idea.

Amongst the linked articles is one about US coins without the motto "In god we trust" being worth fifty times their face value -- and what might we read into this? Well, it isn't exactly a fair representation, but I'll claim it is what coins should be worth if they were not defaced with superstitious incantations.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17501178/ns/business-us_business/
Permalink Reply by joseph f logston on February 15, 2010 at 8:48pm
im doing my share i cross out g?d on my money
Permalink Reply by Howard S. Dunn on February 18, 2010 at 4:34pm
That's 1,980,000 of us! WoooHooo!

I have a feeling that there are many people, who, for obvious reasons, won't vote on this (even if they knew about it.) Frankly, they could give a crap. I DO. But, actually, I hardly ever use paper or metal money anymore anyway.
Permalink Reply by §kürrý on February 16, 2010 at 11:11am
This issue irks me. It is an obvious violation of church and state! There is no argument that can claim it is not. God is religion, and it says God. Very simple.

I cross it out on occasion when I am bored.

I voted.
Permalink Reply by Gold Guy on February 16, 2010 at 2:40pm
Yes. I also cross out the word "god" on my money.

I doubt we'll have an impact on the percentages, but if we could get it closer to the estimated 15% of the country that are non-religious, it would help.

They also bias the whole thing with the wording. In the "no" option they make it sound like patriotism to violate the constitution. If you vote yes, then by implication you are not patriotic, even though respecting the constitution would be patriotic.
Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on February 19, 2010 at 5:58pm
The argument I've often heard is that it doesn't endorse a specific deity or religion and, therefore, it is okay. Of course, we all know what deity they really mean when it says "God".

I've never understood the purpose of it being on the currency. Do religious people need a reminder to put their trust in their deity? Do people go up to the cashier and think "In Jesus' name, I buy these Doritos and king-size Snickers"?
Permalink Reply by Little Name Atheist on March 23, 2010 at 6:28am
"In Jesus' name, I buy these Doritos and king-size Snickers"?

Ha! I have a relative by marriage that might if he had an audience.
Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on March 23, 2010 at 6:46am
Let's look back at the pressure which was applied during the Civil War to get "In God We Trust" on the coin-money back then, and in 1954 the pressure again, this time from the Knights of Columbus, to put "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance ... THEN tell me that these are nothing more than the mention of a generic deity!
Permalink Reply by Gold Guy on March 23, 2010 at 9:01am
True, nor should we ever concede that a motto praising a generic deity is anything less than endorsing religion.
Permalink Reply by Kalypso on February 18, 2010 at 8:57am
voted!
Permalink Reply by Howard S. Dunn on February 18, 2010 at 11:09am
First - I'm certain it's a typo. It was supposed to say "In gold we trust."

Also, I've gone on 'mixed' forums and often asked Christians why they want drug dealers, prostitutes, and other 'cash' businesses to have the sacred name of their deity (that isn't supposed to be taken in vain) printed on the preferred currency for those transactions, when most normal transactions nowadays are done on credit or debit cards.

Usually, they haven't thought of it that way and, often, it generates a bit of a stir amongst them. Some actually get fired up that I'm right (I usually don't make it clear exactly what i believe in) and others don't know how to answer. I think we need to start a 'parallel' debate about taking the 'Lord's Name in Vain' by printing it on 'That which is Cesar's.'
Permalink Reply by joseph f logston on February 18, 2010 at 12:31pm
g$d we trust....on the root of all evil money

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