SCOTUS rejects atheists effort to remove in god we trust from US currency.
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Until these people would have no problem with "Allahu Akbar" on their currency , their opinion is irrelevant.
It has no place and that's probably why it wasn't on there in the first place.
Breitbart comments are always the source of much wacky hilarity though.
It has no place and that's probably why it wasn't on there in the first place.
Breitbart comments are always the source of much wacky hilarity though.
spat
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I'm pretty sure most people would have a problem with "In God we trust" too if it wasn't in English.Until these people would have no problem with "Allahu Akbar" on their currency , their opinion is irrelevant.
It has no place and that's probably why it wasn't on there in the first place.
Breitbart comments are always the source of much wacky hilarity though.
I doubt you would get much pushback against "God is great" if it wasn't trying to supplant a long standing traditional phrase.
Well adding it supplanted the long tradition on it not being there, so...
And E Pluribus Unim isn't exactly English either...
oc shooter
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why even have the discussion
No law established a religion.
gun_slinger_boy
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Once in vegas we sat at a black jack table and got a chinese dude named Hung. He kept dealing winning hands and we were pumped. He would occasionally say in Hung we trust. It was funny.
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spat
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Not remotely the same thing
And if our national culture were in danger of being supplanted by the Romans I am sure that would have been be a problem.
But certainly prohibits the free exercise of. I don't trust in God, yet am forced to use money saying that? Nah. I'll pass
Deplorable Me
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They can feel free to send me all their offensive currency.
Curmudgeon
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I get ya. And even agree. However, that shit was decided when a lot of people actually used the idea of "god" to explain things that science eventually explained. Besides, it would take a metric fuckton of those just to pay Uncle Sugar to change the plates. I'm not even remotely interested in paying to have paper backed by nothing repainted.
I get that, it's not like we burst into flames if we touch it, but when they come up with their next anti counterfeiting idiocy, just leave it off, as intended.
I'm just referring to the philosophical side.
Curmudgeon
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Or, we could just agree that government is 100% illegitimate
FrankenCub
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SCOTUS will rule on this case, yet ignore any case concerned with the 2nd Amendment? You all see our problem here.
The SCOTUS rejected hear the case! That is not a ruling is it? Just as they have rejected hearing 2A cases, that is not a ruling! A ruling is final.
FrankenCub
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Ehh...been a long day and apparently I read something wrong. If it's just simply rejecting to hear the case, good.
Marine Cpl
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An official reject is a basically a ruling that states that the lower court ruling stands. It official. It’s definitive. It cannot be brought back up.
When they ignore other cases like they do with the 2A, the lower ruling still stands but it isn’t official. So there could be different states doing different things.
Funny that there are people that think an issue like this is important!
spat
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And the people who get all bent out of shape about it are the ones who claim it's all a fantasy anyway.
If they're right, and it's really all fiction, then what harm does it do to humor the theists.
Just ask the Sharia. What do they do to people who refuse to bow down to their fantasy?
What happened when women in Salem refused to bow down to fantasy?
There are still far too many instances where people are discriminated against because they don't follow a specific religion. Just read some of the posts on FB regarding how everyone MUST swear on a Bible to be allowed to occupy a Federal position.
But they keep on pushing for it. Someday they'll realize their mistake when a religion not their own takes control, and they've set all the pieces in place for that religion to steal power legitimately.
The harm is that some people do belive that unfounded nonsense, and those that do use their beliefs to dictate laws, rights, education and so much more in this country that made it clear it has no place.
The only difference in Christians and atheists is that atheists just belive in one less of the thousand of man made Gods.
And again, the reasoning is known, but they are playing dumb. Tell me how a "Christians know Allah is a fantasy, so what harm is there in humoring Muslims?" proclamation would fly.
There's lots of harm .
What's weird is that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. I wonder how many will have their same feelings on the issue when they become the majority in a few decades.
Shadow2
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Glad to see SCOTUS spends time on the important shit
BDinPutnam
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I was just thinking the same. Good thing we've resolved all of those other, less important cases.
How is not taking a case spending any time on it ?
The United States Supreme Court declined to take up a case atheists launched in an effort to remove “In God We Trust” from U.S. currency.
Jmac00
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This whole debate about nothing of substance is typical of American politics. Just like flag burning. When was the last time our flag was burned in protest in our country (excluding when it was done just for the sake of this debate). People simply don't do it, because it will draw a negative attention to their cause. It's easy for both sides to stand up to defend none issues. Straw man politics.
spat
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If they ever vote to replace "In God we trust" with "Allah Akhbar" on the money, what's printed on the money will be the least of our worries, and anyone spending any time fighting it is directing their effort at the wrong battle.
That's like worrying that the firemen are going to track mud on your carpet while they are putting out your fully involved structure fire.