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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled printing "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency doesn't amount to a religious endorsement and therefore doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution.
By Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) A federal court has ruled that printing In God We Trust on U.S. currency doesnt amount to a religious endorsement and therefore doesnt violate the U.S. Constitution.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago made the ruling Thursday in a lawsuit brought by a self-declared Satanist, Kenneth Mayle. He argued that the motto propagates a religious view he opposes.
A lower court tossed the suit citing a Supreme Court decision that a motto on currency isnt something people display prominently and thus that people are not forced to publicly advertise views that clash with their own.
Mayle appealed to restore the suit, but the 7th Circuit refused, describing the phrase as a historical reminder of the nations heritage.
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https://www.snopes.com/ap/2018/06/04/judge-god-trust-money-isnt-religion-endorsement/
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)A: Religion
Sounds like an endorsement to me, but then, I'm not a judge.
spooky3
(34,456 posts)This is a classic example of judges wanting a certain outcome, then trying to develop a rationale to support it.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)It spends just the same to me and who knows the god being referenced might just be the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)Freethinker65
(10,023 posts)Just change the motto back to the original historic "E pluribus unum" of 1782 (Mt. McKinley reverted back to Denali) or come up with a new official motto.
I am sure Trump could come up with a new motto with or without his name included. In Trump we Trust? Trump is God? Ivanka is Hot? MAGA? Grab Some Pussy? ...
Blues Heron
(5,937 posts)all others- use this banknote.
They just truncated the full motto is all