The economy is in shambles. We are still fighting three
unnecessary wars. The Wall Street crooks are still not being reigned in while
demonstrators are being arrested and brutalized by police. So what does the
Republican-controlled House of Representatives do? It re-affirms through a
non-binding resolution that the official motto of the United States of America
is “In God We Trust.”
I suppose it’s a good thing that these jokers are spending
my tax money on frivolous exercises. At least they can’t do any more harm to
the economy or international relations while they are diddling around in the
House chamber (while many of them are diddling around in other chambers.)
But the bigger issue is the slogan itself. One of the
fundamental principles of our republic is the wall of separation between Church
and State. God belongs in churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques – not on
government buildings or on our currency. The Supreme Court erroneously upheld
the use of this slogan, contending that it has been so overused that it has
lost its religious meaning. This is a shame – for both the church and
the state.
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