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Lawsuit demands US remove 'in God we trust' from money
foxnews.com ^ | 01/15/2016 | n/a

Posted on 01/15/2016 11:09:13 AM PST by massmike

A new lawsuit filed on behalf of several Atheist plaintiffs argues the phrase “In God We Trust” on U.S. money is unconstitutional, and calls for the government to get rid of it.

Sacramento attorney Michael Newdow filed the lawsuit Monday in Akron, Ohio. He’d unsuccessfully sued the government at least twice challenging the use of the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Throughout much of his lawsuit,the word appears as "G-d".

Newdow claims "In God We Trust" violates the separation of church and state. One plaintiff says his atheism is "substantially burdened because he is forced to bear on his person a religious statement that causes him to sense his government legitimizing,promoting,and reinforcing negative and injurious attitudes not only against atheists in general,but against him personally."

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1 posted on 01/15/2016 11:09:14 AM PST by massmike
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To: massmike

We might as well. We no longer trust in God.


2 posted on 01/15/2016 11:10:00 AM PST by lurk
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To: massmike

“but against him personally.”

So he’s a paranoiac with delusions of persecution?
Interesting.


3 posted on 01/15/2016 11:11:09 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: massmike

Aww geez not this ##$- again!!!!!


4 posted on 01/15/2016 11:14:16 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: massmike

Atheists - They don’t believe in God, but boy do they hate Him.


5 posted on 01/15/2016 11:15:10 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: massmike

So, now we have to pay some slip and fall lawyers to litigate this foolishness?


6 posted on 01/15/2016 11:15:16 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
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To: massmike

Another juvenile leftist railing about something.


7 posted on 01/15/2016 11:15:36 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Yup! If there’s a greater example of people that need to just get a life..........


8 posted on 01/15/2016 11:16:06 AM PST by massmike (US has tightened sanctions on Christian business owners and relaxed sanctions on Iran getting a nuke)
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To: massmike

Newdow practices in Sacramento.Does he know that means sacrament?

I hope he never visits San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Idiot.

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9 posted on 01/15/2016 11:16:50 AM PST by Mears
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To: headstamp 2

oh, he’s been at this for some time...a true anti-religion bigot


10 posted on 01/15/2016 11:16:56 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first ande then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Obadiah

Exactly, if he was truly sincere about his atheism, he wouldn’t care about something he doesn’t believe in.


11 posted on 01/15/2016 11:18:08 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: massmike

There is no constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state. The first amendment says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”

“God” on a coin is not establishing a religion.

Personally, I think the constitution should have stopped at “Congress shall make no law.”


12 posted on 01/15/2016 11:19:03 AM PST by rey
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To: Darksheare

Yo Dark....... He like Mikey Weinstein is also an @zzwhole.

oohrah!!!!


13 posted on 01/15/2016 11:24:29 AM PST by willibeaux (de ole Korean War vet age 86)
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Yup.
I do like his paranoid sounding claim though.
Wish I could, er, reinforce the delusion that an all powerful force was persecuting him with those words.
Would be funny to plant a bunch of sticky notes inside his newspaper, books, etc reading “in God we trust” just to see his reaction.


14 posted on 01/15/2016 11:26:34 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Obadiah

What a great line.


15 posted on 01/15/2016 11:28:01 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: massmike

So we cave in again so some ‘group’ that doesn’t like the way the laws of our Country are founded on? Well you don’t like it, leave, we will not miss you, in fact, we’ll help you get on the boat OUT OF HERE!!!

KEEP AMERICA WITHIN THE LAWS SET UP WHEN AMERICA WAS FOUNDED!!!


16 posted on 01/15/2016 11:28:17 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: massmike
substantially burdened because he is forced to bear on his person a religious statement..."

2 points:

(a) There are dozens of religious organizations in existence who cannot even agree on what 'statement' is or represents - much less that the phrase could possibly establish a religion.

(b) I haven't carried cash for at least a couple of years now. Nobody is forcing him to do anything - in fact, you could argue that our ATM society has solved the problem for him.

17 posted on 01/15/2016 11:28:30 AM PST by alancarp
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The atheist Jew needs to pound sand!!

Hey Michael, you miserable sad sack of a person, move to CUBA!!!

18 posted on 01/15/2016 11:30:30 AM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Lawsuit demands US remove 'in God we trust' from money

Yeah? What about the words "Our Lord" at the end of the US Constitution?

19 posted on 01/15/2016 11:33:10 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: massmike
Too stupid to believe.

America is in danger of dissolving over such trivia as this. Let us keep the main things the main things and not be distracted into absurdity.

20 posted on 01/15/2016 11:33:37 AM PST by midlander
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