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Darrkethoughts

I think his issue wasn't with the words or their sentiment but in the expression being put on the currency...

"as a constitutional conservative, he believed that the words were unconstitutional in that they established a religion in opposition to the First Ammendment. As a very devout Christian, Teddy Roosevelt also believed putting God on the money was a sacrilege" 

K Davis, Everything You need To Know About American History But Never Learned

posted by robdon67 on March 17, 2005 at 3:24 PM | link to this | reply

"In God we Trust" is sacreligious?  I hadn't heard that one!

posted by DarrkeThoughts on March 17, 2005 at 3:07 PM | link to this | reply