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.
"""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."""
You know, I wouldn't blink an eye if the Germans had had Adolf Hitler and "In God we trust" on the same bill in 1933.
But today?
Today it would look hilarious, don't you think?
BTW - Wasn't the swastika a religious symbol at one time? Maybe you should put that on your greenback too.