Well I just got a forwarded email in regard to the newish $1 coins that went in to circulation back in 2007. In order to make room for a larger picture of the the presidents that are featured on these coins they have removed ‘In God We Trust’ from the face and/or back of these new coins.
The email went on to say that we should refuse to accept these coins and ask for dollar bills instead as a way to boycott. These two quotes are taken directly from the email and simply amaze me:
Here’s another way of phasing God out of America
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!!
The mind set behind both of these lines simply blows me away. The first quote asserts something that I don’t agree with by any means, that God is part of America. The US gives us complete freedom to worship our God but beyond that it is a neutral nation. In fact the phrase ‘In God We Trust’ was not added until 1950.
The second quote bothers me just as much, how ridiculous of a fight to pick, who cares what our money says on it. I worship Jesus Christ not because he is the God of America but because he is my God. I could careless if my money says ‘In God We Trust.’ Let’s pick our battles, choose things that matter and act in a way that is honoring to the bible, not to democracy. Let us live for God and disregard what our Country does.
After all this the funny thing is, ‘In God We Trust’ was not removed from the coins, it is written around the edge along with minting location, date and ‘E Pluribus Unum.’ So not only are these people picking a stupid fight, their fight is also based on a completely false premise. Way to go, let’s show the world just how smart Christians are, fighting meaningless battles based on lack of research.