NBC voteing on "In God we Trust" on money?

[Kilgore Trout]

I think we should keep "in god we trust" on money.

Our currency is becoming worth less and less, and, in reality, is essentially worthless. The only thing that gives it value is peoples' belief that it is worth something. I think it probable that having the words "in god we trust" printed/inscribed on our money, actually bolsters simpletons' faith in our money, because of its association with god.

If we take away that vapid little motto, we may unintentionally cause a sizable portion of the population to lose faith in our currency, because it is no longer "godly." Our currency needs all the help it can get - and is more important, at this point, than fighting superstition.

Besides, why should non-theists be fighting "in god we trust" on money? Shouldn't theists be doing this? If they can't see the irony of the widespread association of their god with money, then they're hopeless anyway.

 

[whereismynotecard]

Yeah - I'd really like them to catch on, so that the dollar bill can go away entirely.

It's not going to happen though

I agree. After spending a short time in Toronto, I really got to enjoy the $1 and $2 coins.

 

[logician]

IIf we take away that vapid little motto, we may unintentionally cause a sizable portion of the population to lose faith in our currency, because it is no longer "godly." .

This seem quite unlikely. LOL

 

[Humanistheart]

Well, let's see...
The Constitution was designed and ratified by the same folks who designed and ratified the currency. May their idea of what is constitutional is different from yours...
Besides, the founding fathers secured for us the freedom of religion -- not the freedom from religion.

Not necesarily. The constitution was set up to change and adapt to the needs or desires of the people. We can and have changed the constitution so from a modern perspective I don't think the founding fathers would know what constitutional means today.

Plus they ignored a large portion of the contitution they themselves helped ratify. All men created equal only applied to white, land owning men. And seperation of church and state has never really been observed as this thread has hit on several times.

 

[Humanistheart]

Off topic, but what exactly does Allah mean? If I only spoke Arabic and were a Christian, would I use the word Allah for God?

Probably. This is off topic but I'm told Allah just means 'The God'.

 

[Breathe]

Off topic, but what exactly does Allah mean? If I only spoke Arabic and were a Christian, would I use the word Allah for God? Or does the word Allah only apply to Islam? If so, what Arabic word would I use for God, being a Christian? For that matter, what word do Arabic translations of the Christian Bible use, where "God" is used in an English Bible?

Simply means "God". Arab Jews and Christians use Allah in their Scriptures. Allah is cognate (albeit in singular form) to Elohim, a name of God used in the Bible - Jesus would have probably used "Alaha" for "God" as he spoke Aramaic. However, "ilah" is used to refer to a deity who is not God (iirc) in the Bible. Ilah is from the same "root" as Allah, but it pretty much just means a generic "god", whereas Allah has implications for the ONE God.

Bringing it back on topic... that's why it'd be pointless to put it on the dollar.