RE: Interesting Question

["Ron Force" <rforce@moscow.com>]

That's next-- although "In God We Trust" appeared sporadically on coins
during, and following the Civil War, it wasn't made official by Congress
until 1956, under the same impulses that added "under God" to the pledge
--ie., intensive lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and wanting to show up
the Godless Commies.

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Ron Force	      	  rforce@moscow.com
Moscow Idaho USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen@moscow.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 4:26 PM
> To: Vision 2020
> Subject: Interesting Question
>
>
> Greetings Visionaires -
>
> I have an interesting question concerning the atheist who did not want to
> expose his daughter to the reference of the existence of God in our Pledge
> of Allegiance.  This individual is so firm in his conviction of the
> non-existence of a supreme being that he wants "under God"
> removed from the
> pledge.
>
> Question:  What currency does he use in the purchase and sale of goods and
> services?  "In God We Trust" is on all US paper currency and on a majority
> of US coinage.
>
> Just thought I would pitch in my two cents (or what that the
> wrong thing to
> say),
>
> Tom Hansen
>
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