"God" Sidelined, "Liberty" Missing, From New Dollar Coins
From Cybercast News Service:
(CNSNews.com) - "In God We Trust" is the national motto, but you may need a magnifying glass to find it inscribed on the edge of those new one-dollar coins.My Comments:
The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, is urging Americans to avoid using the coins altogether.
"It is astounding that Congress has effectively done what atheist litigants have been unsuccessfully trying to do for years -- erase all reference to God from our money," said Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Law Center.
"This is just another step on the road to a secular society where all religious symbols are removed from public view."
The Law Center wants Congress to repeal the law under which the new coins are being minted.
The Presidential $1 Coin Act, enacted in 2005, requires the government to issue $1 circulating coins featuring the images of presidents. That law requires the United States Mint to place "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum" on the edge, rather than the face, of the coins.
But placed on the coin's edge, "In God We Trust" appears to be nothing more than scratches, the Thomas More Law Center said.
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See, I told you it was coming soon to an America near you.
Labels: God and Country, Law
posted by Pro Ecclesia 1:48 PM
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4 Comments:
They should hold their fire until they're sure of their facts. The mint already anounced that there was a production glitch. Congress had no control over that. If you've seen the side inscriptions on any of the coins that have used them, for over a century, they're as clear as a bell. Unfortunately, the US mint has little experience in this area, and some of the initial run isn't quite right. The Thomas More Law Center does neither their own reputation, nor that of the Church any good by making a statement like this.
The date is also on the side. That alone tends to make me think that turning this into a war between religion and atheism at the U.S. Mint is overblown.
Well, the More Law Center has to have something to put in the fundraising solicitation letters.
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I like the work the Law Center does, but if you guys are right about this, it's only going to bring more bad publicity. And that's something they don't need after the Pennsylvania Intelligent Design fiasco.
The situation's already made Snopes.com. The machinery for edge inscriptions is new and it's not working at all with some of the coins. That quote from their president is so completely out of line that I've lost all respect for the organization. The last thing the Church needs is protectors like that.
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