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Conference lgp30::christian-perspective

Title:	Discussions from a Christian Perspective
Notice:	Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome!
Moderator:	CSC32::J_CHRISTIE

Created:	Mon Sep 17 1990
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1362
Total number of notes:	61362

638.0. "In God We Trust" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (Rise Again!) Thu Apr 08 1993 20:33

	'The lead editorial in the Feb. 20 edition of "World" magazine,
published by God's World Publications, expresses concern about the phrase
"In God We Trust," which has appeared since 1954 on U.S. money.  It was
asserted that the phrase was "far too ambiguous to give spiritual
substance to anyone."  Moreover, it doesn't identify which God it is
in which we should trust -- Jehovah?  Allah?  Jesus?

Says "World," America would be better off if all currency were changed
to carry the slogan:  WE TRUST THE GOD OF THE BIBLE.'

Richard

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638.1		CVG::THOMPSON	Radical Centralist	`Thu Apr 08 1993 20:38`	6
	>Says "World," America would be better off if all currency were changed >to carry the slogan: WE TRUST THE GOD OF THE BIBLE.' I don't see that that narrows it down that much. :-) Alfred
638.2		AKOCOA::FLANAGAN	honor the web	`Thu Apr 08 1993 21:47`	3
	Don't I recall some biblical episode about Jesus looking at a coin and saying "render until Caesar that which is Caesar's" Does that not imply that In God we trust should not be on a coin.
638.3		CSC32::J_CHRISTIE	Rise Again!	`Thu Apr 08 1993 21:59`	10
	.2 Patricia, It also raises the question of exactly what is Caesar's? And also, in a government of, by, and for the people, exactly who is Caesar? In Jesus' time, Caesar represented an occupational government which was particularly unwelcome to the people of Israel. Richard
638.4	In the "Church of what's happening now"	MORO::BEELER_JE	We'll always have Paris	`Thu Apr 08 1993 23:49`	3
	I still like: "In God we trust .. all others pay cash". Pastor Bubba
638.5	gimme a break	TNPUBS::STEINHART	Back in the high life again	`Fri Apr 09 1993 16:41`	5
	This just proves that some folks will get bent out of shape about the darndest things. L
638.6	Let's just get rid of it altogether	SSDEVO::PEAKS::RICHARD	Kill Your Television!	`Fri Apr 09 1993 19:35`	6
	We should eliminate the phrase from all currency and other government issues, if any. The phrase was added in the 1950's as part of the fight against atheistic communism, and was no more true then as now, or ever. We certainly got along fine before it came along, dontcha' think? /Mike
638.7		TLE::COLLIS::JACKSON	Roll away with a half sashay	`Fri Apr 09 1993 20:17`	4
	I expect we should also rewrite the Declaration of Independence since we as a country no longer believe in some of its basic precepts (or at least we only give it lip service while denying the foundational truth...)
638.8		SSDEVO::PEAKS::RICHARD	Kill Your Television!	`Fri Apr 09 1993 20:23`	7
	Re -.1 Collis, the Declaration is not an official government document. We don't need expressions of faith in our official issue - that smacks of violation of the First Amendment. /Mike