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Originally Posted by TwistedCopper
Really? Where it belongs?
In God we trust - our money
So help me God - An oath in our courts of law
One Nation Under God - Our pledge of allegiance
In the year of the Lord - on a little document called the US Constitution
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Interesting that 'in the year of our Lord' is the ONLY reachingly remote reference to anything that could be considered relgious, though using a common terminology of the day when referring to dates (just as we still use terms like January (Janus) or Wednesday (Woden). If religion were to be a part of the government, wouldn't the Constitution explicitly say so (it defines everything else that was part of the government). Go through the Federalist papers, read the arguments that passed back and forth among the founders during that time period. They covered a lot of this ground 200+ years ago.
Nowhere in the Constitution is any official status granted to any religion (the 1A prohibits Congress from getting involved in religion). Also prohibited were any religious tests of office holding or oaths.
Interestingly, money originally did NOT have 'in God we Trust' but stated 'e pluribus unum' both the money and the pledge (which was not an official document anyway) were altered in the 50s to include the God referrence.
Not everything Congress does is particularly wise.
But enough of this. I really am not here to argue politics, but to learn about shared interests, and have no interest in trying to change your opinion.