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Originally posted by 2001frontier:
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Originally posted by Sean:
[b]You're kidding, right?

"[b]In God We Trust" Printed on U.S. currency

...and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, UNDER GOD...

"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth SO HELP YOU GOD

just to name a few...

:rolleyes: [/b]
So, the word God is in a few things we have used traditionally for the most part since the beginning of our country? Forget the pledge, that was added in the 50s. Look dude. Our country was founded on Christian principles, and most of our founding fathers were Christians. I am not a Christian, but the word God doesn't offend me. Furthermore there is nothing illegal about any of it either. I figured this is all you would come up with, so I am not to dissapointed.[/b]
NONE of those have been used for even 25% of the life of the country. Money and the pledge - for the last 50 years. "So Help Me God" is not a requirement.

(I won't get into the argument about what the country was founded on and what the FF were...that's a dead horse that's been beaten 17 times.)
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