Posted on 05/21/2015 4:10:12 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
An atheist activist is planning to file lawsuits claiming the phrase In God We Trust on American money is offensive and unlawful.
It violates the first ten words of the Bill of Rights (Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion) and it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), said Michael Newdow, who is also a lawyer and doctor. Unfortunately, because Constitutional principles can be twisted and perverted, the challenges to this practice under the Establishment Clause have, so far, failed.
Newdow wrote a guest post on the Friendly Atheist blog last week, arguing that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may help atheists challenge the phrase. Under the act, Newdow is claiming that the phrase is a constitutional violation.
Imagine if Christians had to carry on their body something they disagree with religiously, like Jesus is a lie how long do you think that would stand? Newdow told website ThinkProgress. But atheists are so denigrated in this society that people accept this without a second thought.
According to ThinkProgress, Newdow can argue that atheism is a religion and is exempt under the RFRA or he can argue that the word God is offensive.
In 2013, a judge found that Newdows claim that One Nation Under God violated the First Amendment was unfounded, according to The Blaze.
If you don’t like the money...don’t use it....that’ll fix ‘em.
Once again this POS is attempting his schtick!
By now, his “offended” daughter has grown, so he must try
a new angle.
I find it impossible to believe that anyone with even a slight understanding of physics can profess to be an atheist....
go outside at night, in a rural area, look up in the sky....and convince me that all that you see just happened......no one made it, no one controls it.....it is just there.....and remember that according to physics....everything has a beginning and an end.....everything.
That’s a good way to think of it. :-)
Then we’ll write it on everything possible.
As noted, atheists/antitheists don’t reject religious belief.
They have a religion all their very own, with its own sacred texts. And Richard Dawkins is their living prophet.
I think that is a great idea. If they do take “In God We Trust” off the money we could all write it on every bill that comes across our hands. I wonder how long it would take to catch on and how much money would be handwritten with it.
If they do take In God We Trust...
A rubber stamp might be interesting.
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