Come to think of it ... who CARES what the slogan "Novus Ordo Seclorum" means.
But the fact, that a Masonic symbol on one side of the bill and "In God we trust" on the other side clashes (just as a picture of Benedict XVI and a "Womans right to choose" would) remains.
http://www.answers.com/topic/eye-of-providence17th-century depictions of the Eye of Providence sometimes show it surrounded by clouds. The later addition of an enclosing triangle is usually seen as a more explicit trinitarian reference to the God of Christianity. ... It is a common misconception that the Eye of Providence and unfinished pyramid show the influence of Freemasonry in the founding of the United States. Although Benjamin Franklin, one of the members of the original design committee for the Great Seal, was a Freemason, it appears that he was not responsible for introducing the symbol, and may not even have been aware of it.
On a side note, the Masons believed in God (deism) at the time. Look at Ben Franklin's rewriting of the "Our Father". So "in God we trust" wouldn't clash even if that was a masonic symbol.
It sure seems to me like you're reaching here. Don't we have real issues to worry about, rather than making things up?
Your translation of the text is faulty. The Founding Fathers didn't think that Masonry was anathema to either God or freedom, and I will trust their wisdom on this account.
No it doesn't because the latin phrase simply refers to the new order which is the United States not the coming one world order/government!
saying that this 'new order' i.e. the USA trusts in God is not contradictory.