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Police Defend ‘In God We Trust’ On Cars
“In God We Trust” has been on American money since the 1950s, and some consider the line as much a part of patriotism as the Pledge of Allegiance or the United States flag. For others, though, it’s a divisive phrase that sends the message that some Americans — those who hold religious beliefs consistent with the majority — are more valued as American citizens than those who don’t share those beliefs.
That’s why, when the phrase began to pop up on police cars, people began contacting the Freedom From Religion Foundation for legal help. The organization has been sending letters to police departments across the nation, telling them that “In God We Trust” stickers on vehicles belonging to a government agency, such as a police department, send a message of government preference for one religion over others, or for religion over non-religion.
Source : http://www.inquisitr.com/2469967/po...s-but-one-department-has-already-removed/amp/
The Question is : WHY ? ( If there is no God - why do People trust in god ??
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.
"In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864[3] and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956 declared IN GOD WE TRUST must appear on currency. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the phrase entered circulation on October 1, 1957.[4]
Some groups and people have expressed objections to its use, claiming it is a religious reference that should be removed from the currency, claiming that it violates the Establishment Clause from the First Amendment.[5]
It is also the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. Its Spanish equivalent, En Dios Confiamos, is the motto of the Republic of Nicaragua.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
“In God We Trust” has been on American money since the 1950s, and some consider the line as much a part of patriotism as the Pledge of Allegiance or the United States flag. For others, though, it’s a divisive phrase that sends the message that some Americans — those who hold religious beliefs consistent with the majority — are more valued as American citizens than those who don’t share those beliefs.
That’s why, when the phrase began to pop up on police cars, people began contacting the Freedom From Religion Foundation for legal help. The organization has been sending letters to police departments across the nation, telling them that “In God We Trust” stickers on vehicles belonging to a government agency, such as a police department, send a message of government preference for one religion over others, or for religion over non-religion.
Source : http://www.inquisitr.com/2469967/po...s-but-one-department-has-already-removed/amp/
The Question is : WHY ? ( If there is no God - why do People trust in god ??
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.
"In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864[3] and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956 declared IN GOD WE TRUST must appear on currency. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the phrase entered circulation on October 1, 1957.[4]
Some groups and people have expressed objections to its use, claiming it is a religious reference that should be removed from the currency, claiming that it violates the Establishment Clause from the First Amendment.[5]
It is also the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. Its Spanish equivalent, En Dios Confiamos, is the motto of the Republic of Nicaragua.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
