In God We Trust

The reason why “In God We Trust” has been on our currency for many (over 200) years is because this country was founded on Judeo-Christian values, such as the Ten Commandments. These values have been at the crust of all that made this country the strongest, most prosperous, most generous, most fair, and freest country in history. These values have enabled this country to right the wrongs of slavery and women suffrage even as many countries (to this day) deny these rights to so many. We are a country that with these values strongly imbedded in us has fought for these (what we consider) basic rights and freed the world from tyranny several times. Our soldiers have laid down their lives for other countries and never have we used our victory to subjugate those that were vanquished. On the contrary we have helped rebuild them.

Our Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to all. This country never has forced its citizens to worship any particular religion nor did it deny the rights of those that have no faith. That is what separation of church and state means. It guarantees the right of practice to all, including judges, teachers, police, fire fighters, and every other profession. An overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens believe in a god. Those that do not have nothing to fear from those that do. By the same token non-believers do not have the right to deny the right of others to believe and practice their faith nor to silence that expression. Non-believers have no reason to be offended by what is says on our money. It spends the same regardless of one’s beliefs. I can not see any logic in the anger expressed by the faithless.