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trof

(54,273 posts)
Tue May 19, 2015, 06:41 PM May 2015

"In God We Trust" A simplistic and probably meaningless protest. [View all]

I just read this. It's worth reading.

How Atheists Are Turning ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws Against Religion

"For almost a year now, the nation has been locked in almost constant debate over various state and federal versions of the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA), a 20-year-old law that was broadened by the Supreme Court in 2014 and has since been embraced by right-wing politicians and pundits — especially religious conservatives. But in an unusual twist, an atheist activist is galvanizing support for a legal campaign to use the federal RFRA to remove the phrase “In God we trust” from U.S. coins and paper bills."

much more at link: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/05/19/3660284/atheists-trying-use-religious-freedom-laws-remove-god-trust-us-currency/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tptop3

Well, I was inspired.
I got my wallet and pulled out the few bills in it.
I took a black felt tip pen and struck through the offending phrase.
I will do this for all U.S. currency that comes into my possession from now on.
Yeah, it's a small thing that doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
But it makes me feel better.
Try it.


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