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WASHINGTON- Seemingly in line with speculation that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is going to further separate "government and religion," President Barack Obama has stated that he hopes Sotomayor will help remove "In God We Trust" from American currency.
This proposal is similar to concerns that the President nominated Sotomayor to remove "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. However, removing the iconic phrase from money could prove more difficult.
"There is a clear distinction between religion and the government," Obama stated Tuesday. "The Bill of Rights states clearly that freedom of religion is guaranteed in our country. But it must be remembered that the right not to believe is also guaranteed.
"The government prints and casts our money, and we back its value. And on each piece of currency, "In God We Trust" is printed. Who are we to force our belief in God on people who don't believe in a God, or believe in multiple gods?
"Our money is possibly the most visible aspect of the United States. It is used to buy oil in the Middle East, it is used to buy a loaf of bread in Montana. We cannot and we should not force our views on people throughout the world. I believe in God, but I will defend the right of people to believe there is no God.
"One of the great strengths of the United States is, as I have mentioned, we have a very large Christian population; we do not consider yourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens. Who are bound by ideals and a set of values?
"Therefore, it is my hope that the Supreme Court, with Miss Sotomayor's help, will declare "In God We Trust" unconstitutional," the President concluded.
Other groups are apprehensive about the President's nominee, including those who fear that she defend Roe v. Wade. However, it must be noted that Sotomayor is only currently a nominee, and that she must be accepted by the Senate.
Judge Sotomayor could not be reached at the time of this release.
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7 comments:
Can you please post a source or reference for this quote-
"Therefore, it is my hope that a Supreme Court, with Miss Sotomayor's help, will declare "In God We Trust" unconstitutional,"
Seems like you made it up.
The article's got three sources. Look 'em up.
Article may have three sources; but, no source for that quote.
A link has been added
Rumor from dark side of the internet holds that
Barry's gonna wipe out the greenback anyway this fall.
Where is the link for the quote
"Therefore, it is my hope that a Supreme Court, with Miss Sotomayor's help, will declare "In God We Trust" unconstitutional,"
I have searched through all of the links and can't find it. This is huge but I need the original source
A federal appeals court has ruled against a lawsuit to remove "In God We Trust" from U.S. currency, dismissing claims that the phrase was unconstitutional.
Carlos Kidd, an atheist from Texas, sued President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke because he felt including God on national currency violated the separation of church and state. Kidd's claim called for the government to "destroy or recycle all circulating currency and replace it with new currency without religious inscription."
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