In 1956, Congress passed a resolution declaring “IN GOD WE TRUST” as the national motto of the United States. President Eisenhower signed the law and the motto was added to paper money beginning in 1957. Opponents argue that the motto violates the U.S. Constitution since it is a clear violation of the separation of church and state. Proponents argue that it does not prefer one religious denomination over another.
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@9368W6D3yrs3Y
Yes, and the public practice of religion should be banned
@rightandbased3yrs3Y
No, promoting religion is necessary for the betterment of society.
@9334YP33yrs3Y
No, on the contrary, separation of church and state was meant to stop the state interfering with the church. The state desperately needs to be return to the Christian roots that are its only source of authority.
@92WX6NZ3yrs3Y
No, religion is a very important aspect of our country's history. In fact, I want all Christian and nonreligious elementary and high schools to display the 10 Biblical Commandments in every Classroom and make passing a full Bible study course(including watching and being quized on the movies "The Case for Christ" and "God Is NOT Dead(*3) a mandatory high school graduation requirement for all nonreligious students.
@93ZP8QG3yrs3Y
No, as long as it does not reference a specific religion. The United States was founded on the ideal of separation of church and state, which means that the ideology of one religion should not be used to govern a country where people of all religions, whether Christian or Jewish, are free to practice.
@8TP6QKS4yrs4Y
No, the separation of church and state is meant to keep the state out of the church not the church out of the state
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, as long as there are no references to specific religions, a clear separation of church and state exists
Deleted5yrs5Y
Support seperation, but allow historical references to remain
Deleted5yrs5Y
Yes, separate religion from state
@8D57BPF5yrs5Y
Money is debt with artwork on it. I collect it because paper currency looks cool, cooler than coins. What does it matter?
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, Christianity should be established as the official religion, prayer should be reinstated in public schools, optional religious education should be placed in public schools, and religious symbols should be placed in public areas
@923HP453yrs3Y
remove religion in law but if it has influinced monuments and art who cares
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
Yes, we need to be a lot more respectful of all religious beliefs.
@94267X23yrs3Y
No and we should became a Catholic nation
@8KX67Q94yrs4Y
Yes, but this federal mandate should not apply to any private property.
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
Yes, because sadly, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God but do not waste money removing existing references
@8H4DF7B5yrs5Y
No but make it very clear in policies that non monotheistic religions and atheism is also allowed in the country.
@8YJZQSK3yrs3Y
No, and the Establishment Clause doesn't apply to state or local governments
@7V8WHYY5yrs5Y
No, I think the decision should be left up to the states.
@78S5M875yrs5Y
as long as it does not reference a specific religion
@842VWLK3yrs3Y
no, while religion in the US does create a lot of bias, it is important to our countries history
@8CYG8KL5yrs5Y
It depends, it is apart of our history, but cutting ties with the past can be a good thing.
@8DJ7T8Y5yrs5Y
By focusing so hard on the Separation of Church and State the Government has violated the First Amendment by passing laws that have promoted Atheism as the State religion.
@8DZ9CQR5yrs5Y
I don't think that having references to God necessarily pushes a certain religion onto people.
@8GBYVGB4yrs4Y
No, references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments is symbolic ceremonial deism and not a reference to a specific religion.
@8GK696G5yrs5Y
Seperation of church in state? Yes. God on money? Not a big deal.
@8H6XKLH5yrs5Y
No, the Bible talks about God over any country.
@8QPG4TW4yrs4Y
No, it would be a waste of both time and resources.
@8J9LC6P5yrs5Y
Yes, all religion is vile and the government needs to show it doesn't tolerate bigotry.
@8KCFMMQ5yrs5Y
Yes, we should treat the country as neutral as possible for religion
@NotShaggy34yrs4Y
No, as an atheist I don't really care it doesn't change anything for me
@8NY47RM4yrs4Y
No, separation of church and state is meant to keep government from making laws prohibiting the free practice of any religious beliefs, not removing God from the government.
@8P9GPTN4yrs4Y
Regardless, "E pluribus unum" is a better motto than "In God we trust"
@8QKJ7R94yrs4Y
No, if we remove God, we will lose
@8QYZ4SB4yrs4Y
No, and Catholicism should be made the official religion of these united States of America.
@8RM3NHC4yrs4Y
yes, the government should be unbiased to religions and treat them all with equal respect
@8RM5NS84yrs4Y
Support separation of church and state but recognise the impact God has on the history of America
@8RMPN5H4yrs4Y
up to them because i dont really care
@8RPPT2H4yrs4Y
I think that where it is now, in our government it should stay but there should be a separation of church and state period.
@Maxx485038004yrs4Y
No, we should change it to Jefferson's language in The Declaration of Independence "our Creator" going forward and leave existing references
@8SGS6MP4yrs4Y
Yes, only if it doesn't waste money and doesn't offend religions that worship god.
@8SGXQ5C3yrs3Y
No form a Catholic Government
@8TND2WR4yrs4Y
No, it does not bother me, but if does offend other religions then maybe it's something to think about.
@8TRBV6Q4yrs4Y
No, we are a democracy and the majority of our populace follows a monotheistic religion.
@8VC7WDN4yrs4Y
No, this is a misconstrued notion of Seperation of Church and State that has been weaponized against the Church. Christianity is a very important aspect to the American founding.
@8VC7WDN4yrs4Y
No, this is a misconstrued notion of Separation of Church and State that has been weaponized against the Church. Christianity is a very important aspect to the American founding.
@8VC7WDN3yrs3Y
No, this is a misconstrued notion of Separation of Church and State that has been weaponized against the Church. Christianity is a very important aspect to the American founding through a partial Theocratic Republic
@8VHBC3L4yrs4Y
Religion and State should be combined
@8VW68P64yrs4Y
Yes, and remove the phrase "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance
@8VVTWQK4yrs4Y
Government shouldn't be involved with religion since it would diminish the importance of other beliefs.
@8WP7GRQ4yrs4Y
I can see why people can say yes
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
No, but don’t add anymore references to God on things like money, federal buildings, and national monuments because individuals should be able to make their own decisions and have their own beliefs in terms of religion (and everything)
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
No, but don’t add anymore references to God on things like money, federal buildings, and national monuments because individuals should be able to make their own decisions and have their own beliefs in terms of religion (and everything).
@8XNT9ZQ3yrs3Y
No, our values and constitution stem from religious ideals. Separation of church and state refers to the government enforcing worship of a specific religion (i.e. Iran).
@8XTW3QC3yrs3Y
Yes, but is a minor issue
@8ZGMFJG3yrs3Y
I believe were almost forced into believing a religion; coming from a person who isn't religious.
@92MPD4F3yrs3Y
I don’t think it matters
@92S34SB3yrs3Y
No, I support the separation of church and state meaning that religion should not be involved in laws, however removing religious references on money and buildings along with monuments will just waste money and won't do anything. Even anti-religious people agree with this.
@ForWheelen3yrs3Y
Separation of Church and State is NOT in the constitution. Jefferson used the phrase in 1802 in a letter to a Baptist Church and should not be taken as the last word on it as Justice Black di in a 1947 landmark Supreme Court case. No they should not support removing references
@92T58MH3yrs3Y
no as long as religion does not impact decisions of government and does not specifically include or exclude a religion
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