The New Dollar Coin
just received this in an e-mail. Thought i'd share with the class...
The new dollar
> > You guessed it
> > 'IN GOD WE TRUST'
> > IS GONE!!!
> >
> >
> > Today I picked up at Bank of America several of the new $1.00 coins
with the picture of George Washington on it. To my shock and dismay the
words, "In God We Trust", are not on this coin!
> >
> > A quick search of the other coin denominations in my collection
confirmed that
> > every one contained these faithful words. The new George Washington
$1.00 coin is the first money ever issued by the USA in modern history
without the words "In God We Trust". By omitting these words, our
politically correct, secularist leaders made a conscientious decision that
either; 1) God does not exist, or 2) that God exists, but can no longer be
trusted.
> >
> > Who originally put 'In God We Trust' onto our currency?
> >
> > My bet is that it was one of the Presidents on these coins.
> >
> > All our U.S. Government has done is Dishonor them, and disgust me!!!
> >
> > I am personally offended and fed up with the denigration of God and
Christianity in my country. I am certain George Washington would never have
agreed to his picture on the coin if it any way diminished faith in God
> >
> > What can we do to show our displeasure? First of all, let's boycott the
coin. Do not ask for it at banks. If it is given to you in change ask for
dollar bills instead and tell the person why. Write your Senators stating
your displeasure.
> >
> > Finally, if you agree, pass this e-mail on to others. Collectively, we
must send a
> > strong message to those secularists who are trying to remove God from
our culture. If we do this, some 300 million $1.00 coins will back up and
rot in the supply chain! To God be the glory!
> >
> > Together we can force them out of circulation. Please send to all on
you mail list !!!
and now...my thoughts...
Dude, this is such a joke!!! I mean, if there is any reason not to use it, it's the denigration of a time honored tradition ("In God We
Trust), not the myth of Christian persecution in this country. When 85% of the people in a given country identify themselves as Christians, the
only way they could be persecuted is if they do it themselves, seeing conspiracies anywhere they look.
There is NO Christian persecution in America. This is just a means whiny people use to get their way when they lack the skills or
raw intellect to articulate their argument. Let's quit mollycoddling these namby-pambies, and make them come up with something worthwhile to
devote their energies to, like feeding the homeless, or striving to raise the level of education in their country, or anything but
something this infantile.
I mean, really...is your faith so hollow that it can't stand up to something as insignificant as this? Just don't use the damned
things. And go solve a real crisis.
just my $.0.02.
and feel free to pass this response along to everyone on your mailing list, as well...be an interesting counterpoint, and may spark a debate...
Sorry if this comes off as harsh, but frankly, it's one of the few things that just really irks me. I'm pretty sure
the Almighty could care less, and the founding fathers wouldn't mind so much either...
And if my opinions offend, I do deeply and humbly apologize, but with everything else going on in the world that needs fixing, and
by those with the strength of their convictions to back them up, should this really even be a priority?
Just a thought...
The new dollar
> > You guessed it
> > 'IN GOD WE TRUST'
> > IS GONE!!!
> >
> >
> > Today I picked up at Bank of America several of the new $1.00 coins
with the picture of George Washington on it. To my shock and dismay the
words, "In God We Trust", are not on this coin!
> >
> > A quick search of the other coin denominations in my collection
confirmed that
> > every one contained these faithful words. The new George Washington
$1.00 coin is the first money ever issued by the USA in modern history
without the words "In God We Trust". By omitting these words, our
politically correct, secularist leaders made a conscientious decision that
either; 1) God does not exist, or 2) that God exists, but can no longer be
trusted.
> >
> > Who originally put 'In God We Trust' onto our currency?
> >
> > My bet is that it was one of the Presidents on these coins.
> >
> > All our U.S. Government has done is Dishonor them, and disgust me!!!
> >
> > I am personally offended and fed up with the denigration of God and
Christianity in my country. I am certain George Washington would never have
agreed to his picture on the coin if it any way diminished faith in God
> >
> > What can we do to show our displeasure? First of all, let's boycott the
coin. Do not ask for it at banks. If it is given to you in change ask for
dollar bills instead and tell the person why. Write your Senators stating
your displeasure.
> >
> > Finally, if you agree, pass this e-mail on to others. Collectively, we
must send a
> > strong message to those secularists who are trying to remove God from
our culture. If we do this, some 300 million $1.00 coins will back up and
rot in the supply chain! To God be the glory!
> >
> > Together we can force them out of circulation. Please send to all on
you mail list !!!
and now...my thoughts...
Dude, this is such a joke!!! I mean, if there is any reason not to use it, it's the denigration of a time honored tradition ("In God We
Trust), not the myth of Christian persecution in this country. When 85% of the people in a given country identify themselves as Christians, the
only way they could be persecuted is if they do it themselves, seeing conspiracies anywhere they look.
There is NO Christian persecution in America. This is just a means whiny people use to get their way when they lack the skills or
raw intellect to articulate their argument. Let's quit mollycoddling these namby-pambies, and make them come up with something worthwhile to
devote their energies to, like feeding the homeless, or striving to raise the level of education in their country, or anything but
something this infantile.
I mean, really...is your faith so hollow that it can't stand up to something as insignificant as this? Just don't use the damned
things. And go solve a real crisis.
just my $.0.02.
and feel free to pass this response along to everyone on your mailing list, as well...be an interesting counterpoint, and may spark a debate...
Sorry if this comes off as harsh, but frankly, it's one of the few things that just really irks me. I'm pretty sure
the Almighty could care less, and the founding fathers wouldn't mind so much either...
And if my opinions offend, I do deeply and humbly apologize, but with everything else going on in the world that needs fixing, and
by those with the strength of their convictions to back them up, should this really even be a priority?
Just a thought...