Your vote counts - should “In God We Trust” be removed from our currency?
August 21st, 2008 by djyoung
An atheist who has spent four years trying to ban the Pledge of Allegiance from being recited in public schools is now challenging the motto printed on U.S. currency because it refers to God.
Michael Newdow seeks to remove “In God We Trust” from U.S. coins and dollar bills, claiming in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that the motto is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
Newdow, a Sacramento doctor and lawyer, used a similar argument when he challenged the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools because it contains the words “under God.”
So, what do YOU think? Should it stay on our currency, or should it go? Here’s your chance - MSNBC has put it to a vote!