quote:Originally posted by davidnmiles:
"If you are lost at sea and someone throws you a rope, you would be foolish not to grasp the rope, but the choice is yours...much the same way with GOD, you have the opportunity but no one is going to force you to trust in GOD."
Then why should this optional slogan be affixed to taxpayer supported property in violation of the separation of church and state?
I find this slogan offensive, and in our republic the Constitution protects the rights of the minority in matters of faith.
I will trust in any and all gods that the text of our governing document, the Constitution, mentions.
If you find "IN GOD WE TRUST" offensive, DO NOT accept any more U. S. currency because it appears on all our money.
Cite your source for separation of Church and State. The only thing our Founding Fathers intended was that we have no one particular GOVERNMENT religion, i. e., the Church of England.
It is okay to be personally offended by some things the government does but don't try to over ride what the majority approves.